Upstream tailings dams pose much higher stability risks, study finds
Some 10% of all the facilities surveyed had reported a stability issue, but that figure jumped to 18.3% for active upstream facilities.
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Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia mine to secure nickel supply
Tesla will be a “technical and industrial partner" in the Goro nickel mine, which is being acquired by a consortium led by Trafigura.
Top nickel producer sets out end-to-end battery ambition
Indonesia has drafted a plan that would see four state firms supplying nickel ore, processing nickel sulphate and cobalt sulphate, and then producing cathodes and batteries.
Global Battery Metals acquires Lithium King property in Utah
The Canadian company believes the Lithium King property has the potential to host a lithium and magnesium brine deposit.
International Women in Mining Alliance aims for gender equality in industry
Women in Mining engage with global regulators, market leaders and policy shapers.
Petra sells 299 carat diamond for $12.18 million
The diamond, found at the iconic Cullinan mine in South Africa was sold to Belgium-based Stargems DMCC for $12.1 million.
Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%
Massive selloff in industrial metals wipes billions off mining stocks – Freeport down 14%, Rio Tinto 11% for the week.
Albemarle slams Chile over ‘unjust’ withholding of Atacama study
The lithium miner is appealing the government's decision and demanding the report be made public immediately.
Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68%
"Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."
