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Some Japan buyers agree to pay Q1 aluminum premium of $90/t, down 7% Q/Q

Some Japanese aluminium buyers have agreed to pay global producers a premium of $90 per metric ton over the benchmark price for shipments from January to March, down 7% from the current quarter.

Reuters | December 28, 2023 | 8:33 am

Analysis: Gold set for further record prices in 2024 and 2025

Gold prices have been setting annual records for the past…

Jeffrey M. Christian | December 28, 2023 | 8:29 am

Vietnam official held over sand mining as sinkholes spread

The head of the An Giang province was arrested by…

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2023 | 9:36 am

China metals giant faces protest in Indonesia after fatal blast

A deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia…

Bloomberg News | December 27, 2023 | 8:43 am

Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted

Fire broke out early on Sunday morning at a nickel smelter furnace…

Reuters | December 26, 2023 | 8:49 am

Tycoon Jindal’s JSW Steel scouts for global coal mining assets

India’s top steel producer plans to scale up its capacity to 50 million tonnes by the end of the decade.

Bloomberg News | July 24, 2023 | 4:41 am

Ten GWh of sodium-ion batteries expected to be installed by 2025 – report

IDTechEx predicts that by 2025, around 10 GWh of sodium-ion batteries will be installed.

Staff Writer | July 23, 2023 | 6:45 am

CHARTS: Value of world’s 50 biggest mining companies slump $356bn from post-pandemic peak

MINING.COM’s ranking of world’s biggest miners welcomes the first Indonesian company to the top tier and Perth as the city hosting the greatest number on the list.

Frik Els | July 21, 2023 | 2:35 pm

Nickel set to flood the LME, turning metal squeeze into glut

New supply from China and Indonesia is about to hit the market, according to Macquarie Group.

Bloomberg News | July 21, 2023 | 8:25 am

Vedanta posts 41% slump in Q1 profit on soft metal prices

Shares of the company closed 6.2% higher ahead of the results.

Reuters | July 21, 2023 | 7:33 am

At international deep sea mining meeting, debate moves behind closed doors

The ISA cut a livestream of its members negotiations and retreated behind closed doors in an attempt to resolve a dilemma the could determine the fate of the deep ocean.

Bloomberg News | July 20, 2023 | 11:55 pm