Zinc price spike sparks flurry of miner listings
The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."
The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."
Any cobalt sulphate prices published by CRU would be based on traded prices in China, a cobalt industry source said.
Roy Cimatu, who replaced ousted ecologist Regina Lopez in May, has said he would review evidence brought forward by mining companies and communities before deciding whether to keep, modify, or reverse his predecessor's measures.
Geologists, mining companies and environmental laboratories can now generate x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis faster in the field using the Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 handheld XRF analyzer.
Plug-in-vehicle market in China surges to a record 1.8% of total passenger vehicle sales.
Coal India Ltd, the world’s largest coal miner, has held internal talks to discuss buying metal mines abroad amid faltering revenues and rising employee costs, potentially signaling a strategy shift to cut reliance on the fossil fuel.
Sampling work at Ontevreden, part of the Vutomi joint venture, seems to prove the presence of high-grade kimberlite pipes.
Coal India's plan to diversify into mining metals such as copper and nickel with no prior experience is being seen by analysts as a long-term strategy to firm up revenues, with no immediate results in sight.
ALTA are pleased to announce a focussed one-day ISR Symposium, organised in cooperation with CSIRO Minerals, will be included in ALTA 2018.
Arnoud Balhuizen, head of marketing at BHP, said the impact of the looming electric vehicle boom for raw materials producers would be felt first in the metals markets and only later in oil.