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Alcoa signs 8-year alumina supply deal with Emirates Global Aluminium

The agreement, which commences in 2024, will allow EGA to procure as much as 15.6 million tonnes of alumina from Western Australia.

Reuters | May 15, 2023 | 3:54 pm

Silvercorp diversifies into base metals with acquisition of Australia’s Celsius Resources

Celsius' main asset is the high-grade Maalinao-Caigutan-Biyog copper-gold project in…

Staff Writer | May 15, 2023 | 8:57 am

Korea’s battery makers embrace LFP cells as China strides ahead

South Korea’s battery giants have to date mainly focused on…

Bloomberg News | May 15, 2023 | 8:26 am

Zijin halts copper production at a Tibet mine after accident

Contact with six workers was lost when a lift cage…

Reuters | May 15, 2023 | 7:45 am

Ivanhoe Electric sets up JV with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden

The 50/50 joint venture will explore for metals considered key…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2023 | 6:13 am

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Indonesia, Australia face limits in coal exports to Europe ahead of Russian ban

The EU depends on Russia for around 45% of its coal imports.

Reuters | April 6, 2022 | 7:20 am

Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia, India supply

University of South Australia researchers want to extract critical minerals from downstream ore processing, tailings reprocessing, and wastewater treatments.

Staff Writer | April 6, 2022 | 5:05 am

Avalon partners with India’s Essar Group to build Ontario lithium refinery

The lithium refinery will be designed to accept concentrates from several pegmatite projects in Ontario's North.

Henry Lazenby | April 4, 2022 | 3:41 pm

Metals world agonizes over war but keeps buying from Russia

The question of what happens to Russia’s metal exports is of vast consequence to global markets -- it’s a key supplier of palladium, nickel, aluminum, steel and copper.

Bloomberg News | April 4, 2022 | 2:44 pm

Ivanhoe, Vedanta among first seeking Saudi exploration licence

Mining is a crucial part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s attempt to diversify the economy from oil.

Bloomberg News | April 4, 2022 | 7:04 am

Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute

Out-of-court settlement calls for Centerra to yield control of the vast gold mine to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC, which will return its 26% stake in the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2022 | 3:49 am

Panasonic to spend $5 billion on EV batteries, software

The Osaka-based manufacturer will invest 400 billion yen in growth segments including electric-vehicle cells.

Bloomberg News | April 1, 2022 | 11:39 am

Miners need to invest over $100 billion to meet copper demand

The global copper industry needs to build mines that close what could be an annual supply deficit of 4.7 million tonnes by 2030, says CRU.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2022 | 4:44 am

Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet

The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:25 pm

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