Indonesia launches $941 million smelter-grade alumina refinery The production capacity of the refinery is 1 million metric tons of alumina per year. Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 11:16 am
Rio Tinto offers early termination to Diavik employees to save costs The diamond mine is slated to close in the first quarter of 2026. Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 10:54 am
Denison deal shows slumping battery metals benefiting uranium sector The deal and how Foremost is dropping lithium from its name show how poor prices for the light metal have quashed near-term development projects. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 24, 2024 | 10:46 am
Australia clears coal mine expansions in hit to green goals The government has approved an extension of Whitehaven's Narrabri, MACH Energy Australia’s Mount Pleasant and Ashton’s Ravensworth coal mines. Bloomberg News | September 24, 2024 | 10:03 am
Column: Europe struggles to break Russia’s titanium grip The bloc's aerospace sector is still dependent on imports of Russian titanium produced by VSMPO-AVISMA. Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 9:44 am
Miners could lose 6.4% of spending to fraud — report Crowe's research shows implementing better fraud prevention practices could cut losses by up to 40% within 12 months. Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 9:39 am
Trafigura names Richard Holtum as new CEO Holtum becomes the group's third ever CEO after around 10 years at the company. Reuters | September 24, 2024 | 9:26 am
Firebird fully permitted to operate manganese plant in China Firebird previously indicated that it would make a final investment decision in the second half of 2024. Staff Writer | September 24, 2024 | 8:27 am
Washington mulls $456 million loan for American Rare Earths Wyoming project The project is ranked as one of the world’s top 10 rare earth projects measured in total rare earth oxides. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | September 24, 2024 | 8:06 am