AI’s potential role in the coal industry AI can automate and optimize various processes in the coal industry, making them more efficient and accurate. Reuters | August 30, 2023 | 8:20 am
India to start critical mineral blocks auction process this year The blocks are for minerals including nickel, lithium, cobalt and platinum, along with rare earths. Bloomberg News | August 30, 2023 | 8:13 am
Lithium players race for breakthrough to meet electric car demand After years of intense testing and development work, the world is about to find out whether DLE works on a commercial scale. Bloomberg News | August 30, 2023 | 8:03 am
Eramet to resume manganese mining in Gabon after coup Eramet has stopped its manganese mining operations and train-transport operations in Gabon out of precaution. Bloomberg News | August 30, 2023 | 7:42 am
Indonesian nickel smelters turn to Philippines for ore as local supply tightens Jakarta recently delayed the issuing of mining quotas and suspended operations at a key site of state miner Aneka Tambang. Reuters | August 30, 2023 | 7:34 am
Codelco woes mount with potential rating cut by Moody’s Moody’s Investors Service potential downgrade adds to Codelco's worries, including rising debt, declining ore grades and inflation. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2023 | 6:15 am
Graphite’s dominance of anode market likely to continue in the mid-term – report IDTechEx forecasts that graphite will remain the most widely used anode material in Li-ion batteries through the medium term with demand exceeding 2 million tonnes by 2029. Staff Writer | August 30, 2023 | 6:06 am
BHP mulls taking Escondida underground BHP is studying ways to offset an expected drop in copper grades in Chile, including a new concentrator and taking Escondida underground. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2023 | 3:55 am
Vale considers taking steel decarbonization model to US, Brazil Under the proposal, Vale would build briquetting plants that would feed third-party direct reduction facilities on the same site. Bloomberg News | August 29, 2023 | 4:12 pm