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Global nickel supply could increase by 20% in 2022 – report

The Global Palladium Fund expects the surplus to be concentrated in low-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) and to depend heavily on an expected increase in supply from Indonesia materializing.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2021 | 6:06 am

Global coal use to hit record high despite climate fight

The IEA says total coal demand — including its use…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2021 | 3:55 am

Centerra Gold hit with lawsuit over rights violations at Kyrgyzstan mine

It alleges cyber-security and employee rights violations at Kumtor, in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 15, 2021 | 5:55 am

LG Energy strikes supply deal with recycling firm

South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. and its battery unit LG…

Bloomberg News | December 14, 2021 | 8:31 am

Australia battery metals players eye S. Korea market prospects

The Asian country controls a third of the $46 billion…

Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 8:03 am

Philippine miners call for end of ban on big new projects

Miners are urging the government to lift a six-year ban on large-scale projects in the Philippines after the state removed restrictions on smaller ventures.

Reuters | June 27, 2018 | 10:35 am

The quest to find a trillion-dollar nuclear fuel on the moon

India's equivalent of NASA will launch a rover in October to explore virgin territory on the lunar surface and determine the potential for mining a source of waste-free nuclear energy that could be worth trillions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2018 | 5:21 am

China’s Zhejiang Yongjin to launch $276m stainless steel project

The project is scheduled to launch by the end of 2020, producing high-quality stainless steel strips with an annual capacity of 680,000 tonnes.

Reuters | June 26, 2018 | 10:32 am

Jindal Steel South Africa units file for business protection

South African units of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. filed for a local form of bankruptcy protection known as business rescue this month.

Bloomberg News | June 25, 2018 | 12:35 pm

Lithium demand from battery makers to almost double by 2027

Strong demand growth will be largely focused on high-grade lithium, according to research firm Roskill.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2018 | 8:15 am

S.Korean steelmaker POSCO names head of Posco Chemtech as candidate for next leader

POSCO was privatised in 2000, but chief executives have previously been replaced when a new administration takes office.

Reuters | June 24, 2018 | 9:50 am

Resurgent coal exporters should be wary of blinkered optimism: Russell

Coal miners supplying Asia's rapidly growing economies have plenty to be optimistic about as prices and demand appear robust, but they should be wary.

Reuters | June 22, 2018 | 10:55 am

Centerra delays completion of deal over Kumtor mine as Kyrgyz PM mull revisions

Deadline for fulfillment of all conditions included in agreement with the Kyrgyz government, which would end all disputes over the firm’s Kumtor gold mine, has been pushed back about a month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 22, 2018 | 6:55 am

Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018

Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2018 | 10:53 am

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