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Eramet in talks with France to offload debt from SLN nickel unit

Eramet, which has refused to inject more funds into SLN, aims to reach a deal in the coming weeks to remove some 320 million euros of debt.

Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 10:07 am

Op-Ed: Sparing the land by collecting minerals at sea

A challenge is that seafloor mining immediately starts off at…

Seaver Wang | February 16, 2024 | 4:10 pm

France offers loan to New Caledonia nickel firm Prony to avert collapse

Prony Resources is one of three nickel processors in the…

Reuters | February 15, 2024 | 9:50 am

Hillgrove Resources starts producing copper in South Australia

Milestone positions the company as one of the few pure-play…

Staff Writer | February 13, 2024 | 5:00 am

Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation

Glencore will keep the nickel plant under care and maintenance…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2024 | 3:48 am

South32 takes $1.3 billion charge on Arizona project

South32 blamed supply costs for pushing up the price of developing the Taylor deposit, the largest asset within the Hermosa project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2023 | 3:53 am

MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle

Billion-dollar deal that would have seen MinRes acquire a stake in downstream assets in China owned by Albemarle.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2023 | 3:46 am

Fortescue hit by cyber attack that saw network data disclosed

The Australian iron ore miner said hack occurred on May 28 and noted data disclosed "was not confidential in nature".

Bloomberg News | July 18, 2023 | 9:48 am

Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest

The world’s largest gold miner is also progressing towards receiving regulatory approvals in other jurisdictions, with a transaction close expected in the fourth quarter of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2023 | 7:32 am

Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals

Rio Tinto's move marks its first public step into the graphite sector, as it continues to boost its exposure to battery minerals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 3:53 am

Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims

Scientists say climate change would likely change tuna's migration patterns, leading them to areas targeted by deep-sea miners.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2023 | 5:44 am

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Eramet in talks with France to offload debt from SLN nickel unit

Op-Ed: Sparing the land by collecting minerals at sea

France offers loan to New Caledonia nickel firm Prony to avert collapse

Hillgrove Resources starts producing copper in South Australia

Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation

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South32 takes $1.3 billion charge on Arizona project

MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle

Fortescue hit by cyber attack that saw network data disclosed

Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest

Rio Tinto grabs stake in graphite-focused Sovereign Metals

Lion One’s face sampling at Tuvatu gold project outperforms expectations

Fortescue Metals says founder’s split with wife won’t affect business

A showdown in Jamaica is deciding the fate of the deep ocean

Deep-sea mining could hurt $5.5bn tuna industry, study claims