Lithium Americas expects court ruling on Nevada lithium mine by autumn The court's ruling had been expected early this year, but was delayed by the filing of additional documents. Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 10:14 am
Morocco seeks to boost cobalt output, official says Morocco aims to exploit its cobalt reserves as part of the supply chain for rechargeable batteries. Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 9:25 am
US green metals push needs a revamp of gold-rush mining law Blaming the Administration for inconsistency in how individual projects are treated is missing the point, writes Andy Home. Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 8:22 am
Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first The Colmena mission, which means "beehive" in Spanish, will gather lunar minerals that could be useful in future space mining. Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 8:11 am
Codelco profits surge on higher metals prices World top copper producer produced 1.618 million tonnes at its own mines in 2021. Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 7:57 am
Ukraine crisis will disrupt crude, coal and LNG flows even without sanctions The risks of doing business with Russia will become too much for many companies to bear, even without sanctions, writes Clyde Russell. Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 7:51 am
Ferrexpo declares force majeure as exports halted at Ukraine port Iron ore miner will not be able to honour contracts following Russian invasion Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 3:56 am
Vale maintains positive outlook for iron ore, nickel prices Miner reported fourth-quarter net profit of $5.4 billion, above analyst forecasts of $4.7 billion. Reuters | February 24, 2022 | 3:31 pm
Lynas posts record profit on rare earths demand Demand for neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr), one of the most important minerals that Lynas mines, has soared in recent years. Reuters | February 24, 2022 | 2:12 pm
MP Materials reports higher profit as rare earth prices surge MP said its realized price for rare earth oxides (REO) soared 148% to $10,101 per metric tonne square in the quarter. Reuters | February 24, 2022 | 1:50 pm
S.African labour unions set March 1 date for Sibanye strike vote The unions said they had rejected Sibanye's final offer, which would increase underground workers' wages by 800 rand ($51.67) a month in each of the three years under negotiation. Reuters | February 24, 2022 | 9:33 am
Newmont flags omicron hit to quarterly output The world's top gold miner posted a 27% drop in fourth-quarter adjusted profit. Reuters | February 24, 2022 | 9:16 am