Smaller miners’ hunger for cash grows as copper prices fall, sparking M&A betsCopper M&A more than doubled in 2022 to $14.24 billion from the previous year, according to an S&P Intelligence report.Reuters | July 24, 2023 | 3:19 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…Frik Els | July 21, 2023 | 2:35 pm
Australia blocks acquisition of lithium mine by China-linked firmCountry issued a prohibition order stopping Austroid Corporation from acquiring…Reuters | July 21, 2023 | 7:32 am
Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 5:59 am
Mining 2021: Top 10 drill holes of the year Six of the top 10 drill intersections reported by TSX and ASX listed mining companies were at projects in Canada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 12:48 pm
BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 3:07 am
Electric cars to account for 73% of lithium demand by 2030: Chile Chilean copper agency Cochilco says lithium hydroxide will take the lead, reaching 56% of the total consumption versus 44% for carbonate. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2022 | 11:00 am
Perth Mint 2021 gold sales hit decade-high despite December dip The refiner sold 1,050,242 troy ounces of gold last year. Reuters | January 6, 2022 | 2:40 am
Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years, Fitch says. MINING.com Editor | January 5, 2022 | 10:30 am
Korea Zinc backs storage developer Energy Vault in green push The company agreed to invest $50 million to help decarbonise operations at its zinc refinery in Australia. Reuters | January 4, 2022 | 2:51 pm
Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty -- and highly profitable -- assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as the world grapples to decarbonize. Bloomberg News | January 3, 2022 | 12:50 pm
Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM. MINING.com Editor | December 31, 2021 | 12:21 pm