Anglo American takes $1.7bn writedown on British fertilizer mine

The miner estimates it will spend $1bn per year to bring Woodsmith into production by 2027, both a higher cost and longer timeframe than previously expected.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2023 | 6:09 am

Energy traders, flush with cash, are moving into crops and metals

After making more money than ever in the last few years, some of the world’s top energy traders are using the cash to expand in metals and agriculture.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2023 | 3:37 pm

Brazil okays BHP’s $6.6 billion acquisition of OZ Minerals

The deal still requires the approval of Australia’s regulatory bodies and the copper-gold miner shareholders, who are set to vote in April.

MINING.COM Editor | February 7, 2023 | 5:51 am

Plants inspire scientists to recover minerals, metals from wastewater

Researchers are adapting plant 'membrane separation mechanisms' so they can be embedded in wastewater recycling technologies.

Staff Writer | February 5, 2023 | 12:06 pm

Canada injects $75 million into BHP’s Jansen potash mine

BHP is building Jansen in stages, with the first one estimated to cost $5.7 billion and yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2023 | 3:19 am

Russia raises fertilizer export quota by 500,000 tonnes

The quotas would be valid until May 31.

Reuters | January 27, 2023 | 8:43 am

World to face potash price crunch as Brazil Potash propels Autazes project toward production

High potash prices will likely persist as the world scrambles to bring more production online amidst concerns over food security, CEO says.

Henry Lazenby | January 13, 2023 | 3:09 pm

Europe’s largest rare earths deposit found in Sweden

The discovery by Swedish state-owned miner LKAB could help the continent break away from China’s dominance in the sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2023 | 6:03 am

Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global energy.

Frik Els | January 9, 2023 | 11:16 am

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