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Vale Indonesia granted mining permit extension to 2035

Special licence is part of a wider deal that will see state-owned holding MIND ID become PT Vale’s largest shareholder, with 34% ownership.

Staff Writer | May 15, 2024 | 5:21 am

Korea Zinc sees US opportunities as it targets big copper growth

The company is looking to increase its copper production to…

Bloomberg News | May 14, 2024 | 9:08 am

Indonesia adds nickel parks worth nearly $40 billion to strategic plan

The parks will produce mixed hydroxide precipitate and nickel and…

Reuters | May 14, 2024 | 7:41 am

Canada Nickel records nickel recoveries of 59% at Mann Northwest

The Mann Northwest property is located east of Canada Nickel’s…

Staff Writer | May 13, 2024 | 11:28 am

France backs nickel refinery project to bolster battery supply chain

The project, called Electro Mobility Materials Europe (EMME), aims to…

Reuters | May 13, 2024 | 8:51 am

Pure Energy gets approvals for plant construction at Clayton Valley lithium project

The Vancouver-based miner is exploring and developing the largest mineral land holdings in the area, which adjoin and surround Albemarle's Silver Peak mine.

Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 12:32 pm

India’s Jammu and Kashmir lithium block gets no bids in second attempt

The government in February 2023 found its first lithium deposits in Jammu and Kashmir with estimated reserves of 5.9 million metric tons.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 10:04 am

LME plans to suspend nickel brand of Nornickel’s Finnish plant from Oct 3

Deliveries of nickel cathodes and briquettes produced by Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy will not be accepted.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 9:18 am

Eramet targets November production start at Argentina lithium plant

Eramet aims to start production at its new Centenario lithium plant in Argentina before the end of the year.

Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 8:52 am

Rio Tinto ups stake in Sovereign Metals with $12.4m investment

The fresh investment takes Rio's interest in Sovereign, the owner of Malawi's Kasiya rutile-graphite project, to 19.76%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2024 | 3:50 am

Rio Tinto in talks to prevent another strike at Oyu Tolgoi

Rio Tinto has said changes to Mongolia’s Labour Law in 2022 had prompted it to recalculate employee salaries.

Staff Writer | July 2, 2024 | 6:33 am

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Vale Indonesia granted mining permit extension to 2035

Korea Zinc sees US opportunities as it targets big copper growth

Indonesia adds nickel parks worth nearly $40 billion to strategic plan

Canada Nickel records nickel recoveries of 59% at Mann Northwest

France backs nickel refinery project to bolster battery supply chain

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Pure Energy gets approvals for plant construction at Clayton Valley lithium project

India’s Jammu and Kashmir lithium block gets no bids in second attempt

LME plans to suspend nickel brand of Nornickel’s Finnish plant from Oct 3

Eramet targets November production start at Argentina lithium plant

Rio Tinto ups stake in Sovereign Metals with $12.4m investment

Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE project

BASF pulls plug on Chile investment plans amid EV slowdown

India in talks with Africa, Latin America countries for critical mineral blocks

Rio Tinto in talks to prevent another strike at Oyu Tolgoi