Philippines’ lower house passes bill overhauling mining tax systemUnder the bill, large-scale metallic mining operations within mineral reservations shall be subject to a royalty rate of 4% of the gross output.Reuters | September 26, 2023 | 7:45 am
Nickel fraud: Same paper in, same paper out As these cases show, fraudsters went to great lengths to…Guy Hardaker - Watson, Farley & Williams | September 25, 2023 | 3:45 pm
Sumitomo Metal bets on Canadian battery materials firm Nano OneThrough a C$16.9 million ($12.5m) investment, the Japanese giant will…Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2023 | 3:36 am
Serbia wants talks with Rio Tinto over Jadar lithium project Belgrade revoked licences for Rio's $2.4 billion Jadar lithium project in Western Serbia in January 2022. Reuters | January 17, 2024 | 9:44 am
China’s CBC increases stake in Bolivia lithium mining The agreement provides for a further $90 million investment. Reuters | January 17, 2024 | 8:50 am
Lithium venture in Chile in talks with EV firms to invest in mine project A joint venture valued at $1.5 billion to $2 billion that wants to become Chile’s third lithium producer is in talks with investors to bankroll its project. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2024 | 7:49 am
Albemarle to cut jobs, halt expansions and sell stake in Liontown The world's top lithium producer expects to reduce costs by $95m a year by reducing expenses, cutting jobs and selling unwanted assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2024 | 3:43 am
AustralianSuper swoops on lithium stocks after price plunge The Melbourne-based fund raised its stake in Pilbara Minerals to 6.12% earlier this month. Bloomberg News | January 16, 2024 | 5:06 pm
China cobalt buyers use global glut to challenge pricing A rapid expansion of cobalt mining in Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia has output racing ahead of demand. Bloomberg News | January 16, 2024 | 9:29 am
Indonesia says ‘strong indication’ of safety procedure violation in nickel fire Fire at nickel smelter on Sulawesi island killed 21 workers. Reuters | January 16, 2024 | 8:08 am
At Saudi Arabia forum, buzz word is partnership Barrick CEO Bristow said it was unrealistic for every country to expect they can participate fully in the industry’s four main sectors. Colin McClelland | January 16, 2024 | 6:41 am
Disorganizing rare-earth ions may improve quantum information storage One of the major barriers to practical quantum computing has been how to make qubits that retain their quantum information long enough to be useful. Staff Writer | January 16, 2024 | 6:06 am