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Coal prepares for a long goodbye

Coal is proving remarkably resilient.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2024 | 4:50 pm

Nickel: contrarian opportunity or portfolio suicide?

Surging output from Indonesia’s nickel laterite mines has flooded the…

James Cooper | March 22, 2024 | 5:43 am

UAE conglomerate seeks to gatecrash China’s JCHX Zambian copper deal

Abu Dhabi's most valuable company is now interested in acquiring…

Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 5:28 am

Indian government rejects Hindustan Zinc’s plan to split company

The company had planned to create separate entities for its…

Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 5:17 am

Seabed mining regulator meets as critical minerals drive heats up

A marine scientist has emerged as a new candidate to…

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2024 | 5:03 am

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Graphic: Surpluses, low prices to remain a feature of cobalt market

Surging supplies of cobalt from Indonesia and Africa are forecast to outpace demand from EVs.

Reuters | August 14, 2023 | 7:39 am

Chaarat Gold mulls sale of Kapan, its only operating mine

The announcement comes as the Armenian gold mine's production fell 11.7% in the first six months of the year.

Staff Writer | August 11, 2023 | 5:23 am

Rusal boosts Asia revenue but Europe remains a key market

Asia accounted for 33% of Rusal's revenue in the first six months of the year, up from 23% a year earlier.

Reuters | August 11, 2023 | 5:00 am

Mining is growing rapidly – so are investor-state disputes

New study shows dramatic increase in investor-state disputes and 80% of miners and counsel involved in arbitration expect greater government intervention over the next year.

Frik Els | August 9, 2023 | 1:09 pm

Syrah Resources inks deal with Samsung SDI to assess anode material supply

The graphite producer also said it was targeting readiness for a final investment decision on the expansion of the vertically integrated Vidalia facility's production capacity.

Reuters | August 8, 2023 | 4:49 pm

Japan signs deal with Namibia to explore for rare earth minerals

Japan's minister for economy is visiting five countries to try to build an African supply chain of critical minerals.

Reuters | August 8, 2023 | 7:19 am

Glencore stockpiled cobalt in first half to support prices

Cobalt prices are down more than 50% from October, due to weak demand and growing supplies from Indonesia.

Reuters | August 8, 2023 | 7:11 am

Barrick open to Saudi wealth fund buying stake in Pakistan’s Reko Diq project

Barrick considers the mine one of the world's largest underdeveloped copper-gold areas.

Reuters | August 8, 2023 | 7:05 am

Graphic: Healthy tin inventories, soft demand caps upside from Myanmar ban

Tin is the strongest performing metal on the LME this year.

Reuters | August 7, 2023 | 10:14 am

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