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Rio Tinto, Marubeni agree on first sale of high-purity aluminum

The low-carbon-aluminum deal comes as Japan targets zero net carbon emissions by 2050.

Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 8:02 am

Trafigura nickel fraud would not happen at Glencore, CEO says

Trafigura found that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain…

Bloomberg News | February 16, 2023 | 7:31 am

Mitsubishi Materials targets more mines to triple copper output by 2030

Company is also considering mergers and acquisitions in rare earth…

Reuters | February 16, 2023 | 7:05 am

Magnesium – a promising candidate for rechargeable batteries

Japanese researchers want magnesium batteries to become a reality.

Staff Writer | February 16, 2023 | 5:04 am

Malaysia says Lynas’ license could be revoked if it fails to comply with curbs

Company has to comply with conditions prohibiting the production of…

Reuters | February 15, 2023 | 8:11 am

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Mick Davis launches $300 million battery metals SPAC

Vision Blue has also invested in Ferro-Alloy Resources, which is developing a vanadium project in Kazakhstan.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2021 | 8:23 am

The king of nickel is betting big on a green future in batteries

Tsingshan made numerous bold moves on its path to becoming the world’s largest nickel producer, but its new plan to supply carmakers with cheap, clean metal could be its biggest breakthrough yet.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2021 | 8:22 am

Billionaire commodities dealmaker squeezed by rising rates

Anil Agarwal supercharged his rise from scrap metals trader to billionaire commodities magnate by embracing bold acquisitions and lots of debt.

Bloomberg News | March 15, 2021 | 4:38 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

BHP moves exploration team to Toronto to grow copper, nickel pipeline; Tesla gets involved in New Caledonia mine to secure nickel supply; Newmont to buy GT Gold for $311 million; Sibanye calls for mega-merger with AngloGold, Gold Fields

MINING.com Editor | March 12, 2021 | 1:32 pm

Six coal miners killed in blast in Pakistan’s southwest

They were among eight miners trapped about 1,000 feet underground when accumulating methane gas exploded at the coal field in Marwar.

Reuters | March 12, 2021 | 5:45 am

Global mining cross border M&A deals worth $7.7bn in Q4 – report

The value marked an increase of 593.7% over the previous quarter.

MINING.com Editor | March 10, 2021 | 10:29 am

Gradual recovery of aerospace sector to aid titanium market – report

Roskill predicts a medium-term recovery of the titanium market aided by fleet renewal.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 9, 2021 | 6:07 am

NEO to work with silicon nano-coating technology for battery anode materials

The Canadian company has acquired three patents related to battery anode materials from South Korea’s Yonsei University.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 9, 2021 | 6:06 am

Turquoise Hills profit jumps 41% on higher production

Oyu Tolgoi is one of the world's largest copper-gold-silver mines.

Reuters | March 8, 2021 | 2:45 pm

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