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Vale considers listing base metals business in late 2026

Speaking at the FT Mining Summit, chairman Mark Cutifani said Vale Base Metals could be valued at $40 billion.

Staff Writer | September 27, 2024 | 9:20 am

Mining industry struggles with valuation gap amid shift to copper

Big diversified miners are watching rival copper producers gradually grow…

Reuters | September 27, 2024 | 7:28 am

Indonesia gold mine collapses after landslide, killing 15

The illegal gold mine in the district of Solok collapsed…

Reuters | September 27, 2024 | 6:56 am

India gold demand buoyed by import tax cut before wedding season

Imports more than tripled to 140 tons in August from…

Bloomberg News | September 26, 2024 | 8:51 am

Adani’s billion-dollar copper play slows amid mining shortfall

Adani Enterprises is likely to start processing the first copper…

Bloomberg News | September 26, 2024 | 8:40 am

BHP installs wind-powered rotor on vessel to decarbonize Chile-Japan trade route

Based on advanced simulations and Norsepower’s real-world performance data, the use of NPRS is estimated to provide a 5-6% fuel savings.

Staff Writer | July 10, 2024 | 10:47 am

Indonesia considers reopening bauxite exports

Indonesia banned exports of bauxite in mid 2023 to encourage domestic processing of the minerals.

Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 8:17 am

Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out

The world’s 50 biggest miners gained a combined $42 billion during Q2, but the ranks of lithium stocks in the top tier have halved as valuations plummet.

Frik Els | July 9, 2024 | 5:47 pm

Indonesian group to buy Hillside copper project in Australia for $265 million

Hillside represents the largest permitted and shovel-ready copper project in Australia.

Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | July 8, 2024 | 12:42 pm

Indonesia says US must invest amid critical minerals race

Indonesia is in the market for a wide-ranging critical minerals pact to boost its economy as the US-China rivalry intensifies.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2024 | 10:05 am

Indonesia mine landslide kills 10 and dozen still missing

The incident affected small-scale gold miners and it was triggered by ongoing heavy rain on the island of Sulawesi.

Staff Writer | July 8, 2024 | 10:03 am

Indonesia gold mine landslide kills at least 12, more missing

Heavy rains since Saturday triggered the catastrophe in the Gorontalo province on the island of Sulawesi.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2024 | 7:23 am

India boosts gold reserves by most in two years, WGC says

The Reserve Bank of India added more than nine tons in June, based on calculations using weekly data from the bank.

Bloomberg News | July 5, 2024 | 11:06 am

Vedanta says it has arranged $250 million to settle Zambian copper mine debts

Vedanta will still need to raise an additional $1 billion revive the mining operations at KCM.

Reuters | July 5, 2024 | 10:19 am

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