China plans iron ore giant to assert market control China spent about $180 billion on iron ore imports last year. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2022 | 8:11 am
Chinese lithium giant pulls EVs deeper into forced labor glare Ganfeng’s Chairman earlier this year visited Xinjiang, where activists say Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens have been subjected to forced labor. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2022 | 8:03 am
Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2022 | 7:52 am
Russia ban seen tightening coal market that’s already surging The European ban that takes effect next month “is expected to tighten further the supply of high-quality thermal coal. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2022 | 7:41 am
Chinese consortium puts workers on forced leave after Guinea halts Simandou WCS forced workers to take one month's leave, and if the project has not restarted after that, they will be laid off. Reuters | July 18, 2022 | 7:35 am
Botswana Diamonds kicks off drilling at Thorny River’s high-grade area The exploration program focuses on the recently discovered high-grade geophysical area of the diamond project. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2022 | 6:41 am
Education Spotlight: Safety and operational efficiency Vista Training CEO and Edumine course designer Bruce Rabe learned very early in life how vital safety measures are to operating industrial machinery. Amanda Stutt | July 18, 2022 | 6:00 am
Feeding copper to microbes may help curb GHG emissions Copper is key to avoiding the production of nitrous oxide, the third most potent greenhouse gas. Staff Writer | July 18, 2022 | 5:05 am
Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2022 | 4:00 am