Japan adds uranium to critical minerals listAccording to official figures, Japan's uranium reserves are estimated at 6,600 tonnes, which could meet internal demand for about six years. Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 10:20 am
Glencore reports lower 2023 copper, nickel, cobalt output; flags further fallsOther producers including BHP have put nickel projects on ice…Reuters | February 1, 2024 | 7:56 am
Molybdenum-ruthenium catalyst helps produce green fuel from waterA new catalyst has proven to be efficient for the…Staff Writer | February 1, 2024 | 5:05 am
Australian Strategic Materials to buy rare earth feedstock from Vietnam The purchased material will be used as feedstock for its Korean Metals Plant. Reuters | May 1, 2023 | 7:41 am
Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions. Staff Writer | April 30, 2023 | 7:34 am
Indonesia to allow Freeport, Amman Mineral to ship copper concentrate until 2024 The country due to ban raw mineral exports from June. Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 7:32 am
Turkey central bank draws down gold reserves to meet demand The central bank’s gold reserves have been tumbling over the past seven weeks, according to official data. Bloomberg News | April 27, 2023 | 9:57 am
Global zinc, lead demand to exceed supply in 2023 – ILZSG Global demand for refined lead metal will exceed supply by 20,000 tonnes in 2023, the group said. Reuters | April 27, 2023 | 8:34 am
Philippines to woo investors in nickel ore processing Yulo-Loyzaga signaled that a ban on unprocessed exports is unlikely. Reuters | April 27, 2023 | 6:53 am
Japan Gold raises $7.3 million to fund its own exploration The miner currently has a country-wide alliance with Barrick Gold to jointly explore, develop and mine certain properties. Staff Writer | April 26, 2023 | 9:11 am
Surplus and stocks to mitigate Myanmar’s Wa State tin mining ban Plans by Myanmar's Wa militia to suspend mining in areas it controls from August sent tin prices up 15% to 10-week highs. Reuters | April 25, 2023 | 7:46 am
Japan to subsidize half the costs of lithium, critical minerals projects – report The initiative seeks to secure domestic supply of materials used in manufacturing electric car engines and batteries. Staff Writer | April 24, 2023 | 1:17 pm