PNG’s Ramu nickel mine to run at full capacity by mid/late 2013

The news of Glencore and Rio’s discussions “has turned up the temperature on an already simmering M&A environment,” RBC Capital Markets analyst says.

The Barro Alto and Niquelandia mines have attracted interest of bidders from “different nationalities and backgrounds,” says its CEO in Brazil.

Orano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons of uranium.

The EU is under growing pressure from businesses to foster the investment needed to build a sustainable economy and ensure access to key raw materials.