Freeport-McMoRan cuts forecast after floods damage Indonesia’s Grasberg mineFreeport now expects its Q1 sales to be lower than the previous outlook of 900 million pounds of copper and 300,000 ounces of gold.Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 11:13 am
China’s top coal supplier switches to more costly auctionsMongolia is changing the way it sells its product in…Bloomberg News | February 13, 2023 | 7:36 am
LG Chem prepares to lock in mineral suppliesThe South Korean company is doing “a lot of projects”…Bloomberg News | February 12, 2023 | 7:24 pm
Uranium price rally is a high-stakes bet on future of nuclear power Prices have surged about 40% just in September, outpacing all other major commodities. Bloomberg News | September 22, 2021 | 9:41 am
Uranium giant in talks to supply Sprott as investor demand soars Kazatomprom said it may supply the metal to Sprott Inc., the investment firm whose aggressive bets on the market have helped drive a surge in prices. Bloomberg News | September 17, 2021 | 5:27 pm
LBMA suspends Kyrgyz gold refinery over responsible sourcing failures The LBMA said in June it had begun a review of the refiner, Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, "in response to issues concerning delivery and the potential for fraud." Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 11:00 am
Indonesia considers export tax for products with less than 70% nickel content Most nickel products exported from Indonesia have nickel content of 30% to 40%. Reuters | September 17, 2021 | 10:44 am
Global nickel production to rise 6.8% in 2021 – report Indonesia, the Philippines and Brazil are expected to be significant contributors to the overall growth this year. MINING.com Editor | September 17, 2021 | 9:25 am
New photo battery harvests the sun, stores energy in a single device A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has developed a photo battery that has dual functions in harvesting solar energy and storing energy in a single device. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 17, 2021 | 6:15 am
Coal funding persists even as climate worry grows Coal might be the dirtiest word in climate politics in the run up to the United Nations COP26 summit. Bloomberg News | September 16, 2021 | 11:06 am
Mining a ‘laggard among laggards’ on female representation – report Women are leaving the mining industry due to few growth opportunities. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 15, 2021 | 11:23 am
Goldman almost doubles Asia coal forecast on supply crunch The bank lifted its 2022 forecast to $120 a tonne from $85. Bloomberg News | September 15, 2021 | 7:59 am