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Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

The Arcadia mine is expected to produce 50,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent lithium concentrate.

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 7:45 am

Australian coal finally lands in oversupplied Chinese market

Some 207,000 tons arrived in China in February, according to…

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 7:42 am

Newmont said to be mulling sweetened bid for Newcrest

The world's no. 1 gold miner has gained partial access…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2023 | 6:43 am

New Hope says it’s looking at BHP coal assets

The Australian coal miner says it will look at mines…

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2023 | 11:04 am

Wyloo seeks takeover of nickel explorer Mincor Resources

Wyloo offered to buy all the shares of nickel miner…

Bloomberg News | March 20, 2023 | 4:54 pm

Rio Tinto appoints Aboriginal Australian former minister to board

Company strives to rebuild its reputation following last year's destruction of the Juukan Gorge rockshelters.

Reuters | June 3, 2021 | 6:22 pm

Australia’s Wyloo bid for Noront shows battery metal scramble

At stake is the future of Noront's early-stage Eagle's Nest deposit, billed by Wyloo as the largest high-grade nickel discovery in Canada since Voisey's Bay.

Reuters | June 3, 2021 | 9:52 am

Kinross and S2 team up to find Finnish gold

Kinross will spend up to $9.5 million to farm-in on noncore S2 ground.

Henry Lazenby | June 3, 2021 | 8:32 am

Iron ore rises despite China’s moves to lower prices

Bank of America forecasts iron ore will average $172.2 a tonne this year; then $143.8 a tonne in 2022.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 3, 2021 | 8:22 am

It’s not over for coal as global prices surge on hot demand

Coal is seeing a dramatic spike in demand just as several major miners are hit with production problems, sparking a surge in prices from China to Europe and the US.

Bloomberg News | June 3, 2021 | 7:34 am