Rusal ‘disagrees’ with Rio taking control of refiner Queensland Alumina

Rio's move effectively cuts Rusal's access to production and management at the refiner under an Australian ban against exporting alumina and aluminum ores.

Reuters | April 8, 2022 | 9:15 am

Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use

Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 5:46 am

Goldman sees new all-time high for copper price by mid-year

Report out on Thursday says the copper market is “sleepwalking towards a stockout,” ups already bullish price targets and doubles deficit projections.

Frik Els | April 7, 2022 | 2:36 pm

Rio takes full control of Rusal alumina partnership in Australia

Rio was asked by the QAL management to step in and take full control of the asset.

Bloomberg News | April 7, 2022 | 9:56 am

EU countries hunt for global coal stocks as Russian ban looms

EU envoys are set to approve on Thursday a ban on Russian coal that would take full effect from mid-August, a month later than initially planned.

Reuters | April 7, 2022 | 5:13 am

220-year chart shows “no evidence” green energy transition is underway

It took 70 years for oil and gas to take 50% of the global primary energy market from coal. Today renewables can't even match incremental growth in demand.

Frik Els | April 6, 2022 | 2:13 pm

Fortescue makes foray into green-bond market

Proceeds from the iron ore giant's debut sale of green bonds will be used to finance or refinance new or existing eligible green projects.

Bloomberg News | April 6, 2022 | 7:59 am

Indonesia, Australia face limits in coal exports to Europe ahead of Russian ban

The EU depends on Russia for around 45% of its coal imports.

Reuters | April 6, 2022 | 7:20 am

Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia, India supply

University of South Australia researchers want to extract critical minerals from downstream ore processing, tailings reprocessing, and wastewater treatments.

Staff Writer | April 6, 2022 | 5:05 am

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