June 1, 2020

Outotec to deliver copper solvent extraction technology to the DRC

Outotec has been awarded a contract by Sicomines, a joint-venture of companies from China and the DRC.

May 29, 2020

Canada Nickel grows Main and East zones at Crawford

The drill highlights include 38 metres of 0.37% nickel and 0.17 g/t PGMs within a 315-metre interval.

May 26, 2020

Sienna to acquire EMX’s Ni-Cu-Co-PGE project in Finland

Both Sienna and EMX are focusing their efforts in northern Europe.

May 26, 2020

New Century eyes Vale’s New Caledonia mine

The zinc miner plans to buy 95% of Vale's assets on the Pacific island.

May 24, 2020

Workers at China Moly’s Congo mine end one-day strike over covid-19

The workers agreed on a compromise with management over compensation for working in isolation for two months due to the covid-19 pandemic.

May 22, 2020

China Moly’s Congo copper-cobalt mine expects stable output this year

In 2019 Tenke Fungurume produced 177,956 tonnes of copper and 16,098 tonnes of cobalt.

May 22, 2020

InoBat acquires massive factory to make client-customised EV batteries

The facility is expected to be the first in the world to produce batteries to specifications of the vehicle manufacturer, rather than selling from a catalogue.

May 21, 2020

In the coming renewable energy boom, Australia is once again the “lucky country”

The country ranks highly in the annual Fraser Institute survey of mining companies for investment attractiveness.

May 21, 2020

EU’s industrial strategy is being wrecked by covid-19

In the dash to secure tomorrow's raw materials, Europe risks losing the metals capacity it already has.

May 21, 2020

European Commission working on sustainable battery rules

The first draft of the rules is expected in October.