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Mitsui invests in Atlas Lithium with offtake deal from Brazil mine

The deal by the Japanese trading house follows a similar one unveiled by rival Mitsubishi Corp.

Reuters | March 28, 2024 | 3:27 am

Freeport warns copper export ban could cost Indonesia $2bn in lost revenue

Indonesia's export ban takes effect from June in an effort…

Reuters | March 28, 2024 | 3:11 am

Indonesia’s Merdeka sets gold, copper production targets for 2024

It expects to produce 100,000-120,000 oz. of gold from its…

Reuters | March 27, 2024 | 6:49 pm

Singapore warehouses are filling up with surplus lead and zinc

A record delivery of lead into LME warehouses in Singapore…

Bloomberg News | March 27, 2024 | 8:26 am

Indonesian miner Amman asks for copper export ban delay

The production will be supported by high-grade ore from Phase…

Reuters | March 27, 2024 | 1:52 am

Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals

Junior producers have been particularly hard hit.

Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 8:59 am

Nature emits mercury but not as much as humans do – study

Recent estimates show that mining and burning fossil fuels are still the top sources of mercury in the global ocean.

Staff Writer | January 8, 2024 | 5:05 am

Iron ore price at one-week low on faltering demand, steel margins

Iron ore prices declined for a third consecutive session on Monday.

Reuters | January 8, 2024 | 1:57 am

Column: Asia thermal coal imports hit record, but supply keeps prices muted

The overall picture for the seaborne thermal coal market in Asia is that supply has risen by enough to offset strong demand by China.

Reuters | January 8, 2024 | 1:38 am

Fatal blast in Indonesia puts battery metal ambitions in spotlight ahead of presidential vote

Some 200 million Indonesians will vote for a new leader next month.

Bloomberg News | January 5, 2024 | 10:11 am

Blade runners: how LFP batteries brought EV metal markets back to earth

In a few short years, LFP batteries crushed nickel and cobalt mining markets and new technology could do the same to lithium.

Frik Els | January 5, 2024 | 9:48 am

First Quantum said to be in talks with Jiangxi over Zambian mines

The rumoured negotiations could see Jiangxi buying one of the two mines First Quantum has in Zambia, or a stake in one of them.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2024 | 9:03 am

Nippon Steel confident of completing US Steel acquisition

The planned $14.9 billion deal has drawn criticism from Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Reuters | January 5, 2024 | 3:49 am

Freeport Indonesia requests export ban exemption beyond May 2024

The company's smelter will not reach full capacity before December.

Reuters | January 5, 2024 | 3:10 am

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