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Home: No relief for turbulent tin price as supply squeeze worsens

The massive premium for prompt delivery has enticed a trickle of metal into exchange warehouses, but not enough to tame market wildness.

Reuters | March 17, 2021 | 8:41 am

India considers net-zero goal around 2050, a decade before China

India, the world’s third-biggest emitter, has come under pressure to…

Bloomberg News | March 17, 2021 | 8:08 am

London Metal Exchange’s Japan head leaves bourse

Xu Xiao was based at the LME's Singapore office and…

Reuters | March 17, 2021 | 7:57 am

Kazatomprom reports 3.6% rise in 2020 net income

The company reported production of 19,477 of uranium ore concentrate…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 16, 2021 | 10:22 am

Aluminum price hits 9-year high on Chinese supply concerns

The Chinese city of Baotou in Inner Mongolia ordered some…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 16, 2021 | 9:36 am

Western Australia about to get its first uranium mine

The state's environmental authority has approved Toro Energy’s Wiluna project, in the northern Goldfields.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 6:44 am

‘Trump effect’ on resurgent Iranian mining sector close to none — analysts

Any re-instatement of sanctions will, if at all, pose minimal additional hurdles to new investors, BMI Research says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 4:15 am

Indian state leases land for uranium exploration

As a uranium miner, India isn't in the same league as the world's top producers, but its status could rise if upcoming exploration programs are successful.

Andrew Topf | January 8, 2017 | 5:23 pm

A new diamond industry

The esoteric diamond industry has never been more interesting to observe and challenging to predict.

Paul Zimnisky | January 6, 2017 | 10:04 am

Coal-fired power plant in India makes baking soda out of carbon dioxide

System uses a new proprietary solvent that is reportedly slightly more efficient than those used conventionally, requiring less energy and smaller equipment.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 5, 2017 | 8:53 am

Indonesia: Rigorous coal-lending guidelines in banking sector’s best interest

A sustainable financial-sector roadmap for Indonesia must aggressively incorporate rigorous environmental and social standards into the credit-risk framework.

IEEFA | January 5, 2017 | 4:45 am

China steps up efforts to cut coal capacity

Country’s top economic planner aims to cut 800 million tonnes of coal capacity a year until 2020, even as production and consumption of the fuel increases.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2017 | 5:45 am

Gold close to 4-week high on weaker dollar, surging demand

Analysts believe the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration will likely result in some physical restocking of metal in that country as well as India, the world’s top consumers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2017 | 4:57 am

Death toll at India coal mine cave-in climbs to 18

The number of casualties from a coal mine accident in India has risen to 18, nearly doubling the 10 found dead soon after the Dec. 29 incident.

Andrew Topf | January 2, 2017 | 4:44 pm

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