At least 38 dead in Iran coal mine blastThe accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of a mine run by the Madanjoo company.Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 7:54 am
Indonesia President inaugurates production of Freeport Indonesia’s copper smelterThe new $3.7 billion smelter has annual input capacity of…Reuters | September 23, 2024 | 7:14 am
US to award $3 billion to 25 projects for battery manufacturing sectorMove will increase domestic production of advanced batteries and battery…Reuters | September 20, 2024 | 5:07 am
Glencore scraps Kazzinc sale on shortage of bids Glencore holds a 70% interest in Kazakhstan's mining company Kazzinc, which operates a network of mines, concentrators and plants Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 5:55 am
Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE project The companies will develop the Gonneville PGE-nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia. Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 3:59 pm
Freeport-McMoRan begins operations at new Indonesia copper smelter PT Freeport Indonesia has received approval from the government to export copper concentrates through 2024. Staff Writer | July 2, 2024 | 12:29 pm
Freeport McMoran sees lower sales in Q2 on Indonesian permit delays The company expects copper sales to be 5% below April 2024 guidance of 975 million pounds. Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 7:17 am
India in talks with Africa, Latin America countries for critical mineral blocks India is also in discussions with Australia for critical minerals. Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 7:08 am
Rio Tinto in talks to prevent another strike at Oyu Tolgoi Rio Tinto has said changes to Mongolia’s Labour Law in 2022 had prompted it to recalculate employee salaries. Staff Writer | July 2, 2024 | 6:33 am
Indonesia’s Delta Dunia eyes more deals as it completes US coal buy The Jakarta-listed company has been diversifying beyond its home base of Indonesia where it runs its BUMA coal mining services business. Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 5:49 am
Sumitomo looks to tap US shale boom despite exiting production Japanese trading firm sees opportunities in US shale oil and natural gas despite exiting production there three years ago. Bloomberg News | July 1, 2024 | 1:01 pm
Metals firms ‘confused’ by ESG regulations but hope for future price premium "There's no unified ESG standard for us to follow," said Bryce Lee, a director at China's Huayou Cobalt. Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 8:52 am