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Lynas’ Malaysia rare earths plant faces part closure as regulator keeps curbs

Lynas will need to close the cracking and leaching part of its rare earths processing plant if the conditions are not removed before July 1.

Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 2:38 pm

Freeport-McMoRan cuts forecast after floods damage Indonesia’s Grasberg mine

Freeport now expects its Q1 sales to be lower than…

Reuters | February 13, 2023 | 11:13 am

China’s top coal supplier switches to more costly auctions

Mongolia is changing the way it sells its product in…

Bloomberg News | February 13, 2023 | 7:36 am

Discarded plastic bottles could become key components of li-ion batteries

Researchers have successfully upcycled waste PET plastic into polymer electrolytes,…

Staff Writer | February 13, 2023 | 5:00 am

LG Chem prepares to lock in mineral supplies

The South Korean company is doing “a lot of projects”…

Bloomberg News | February 12, 2023 | 7:24 pm

Turquoise Hill CEO quits on Rio Tinto meddling

Ulf Quellmann has resigned after top shareholder Rio Tinto told the Canadian miner it plans to vote against his re-election.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 3:55 am

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners

Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the financial losses of the pandemic.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 1:00 am

Tsingshan signs pacts for 100,000 T nickel matte in EV push

Chinese firms have been stepping up focus on EVs in the world's biggest market for such vehicles.

Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 1:23 pm

Nornickel can restore water-hit mines, but unclear when – experts

The company suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia after it detected subterranean water flowing into the facilities.

Reuters | March 2, 2021 | 8:39 am

Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan

News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2021 | 4:07 am

Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades

Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."

Frik Els | February 26, 2021 | 12:12 pm

Copper price plunges as market waits for Shanghai whales’ next move

"A lot would depend on the reaction of big Chinese players such as Shanghai Dalu Futures, which has amassed a $1 billion long position."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 26, 2021 | 10:09 am

Musk says nickel price is ‘biggest concern’ for electric-car batteries

Tesla CEO said that the company is shifting some cars to a type of battery that uses iron instead.

Bloomberg News | February 26, 2021 | 8:24 am

Indonesia says “ready to fight” EU at WTO over nickel export curbs

Indonesia banned ore exports last year to incentivise foreign investors to help develop a full nickel supply chain in the country.

Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 8:07 am

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