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Australia, South Africa miners eye options as Europe makes desperate calls

Prices of palladium, coal and other commodities have skyrocketed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, while sanctions on Moscow drive Western consumers to replace Russian supply.

Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 1:06 pm

Inflation, volatility from Ukraine war to have impact, says BHP CEO

The company is forecasting 0.5% lower global growth than previously…

Reuters | March 8, 2022 | 8:20 am

Women in mining still facing bullying, discrimination – report

AusIMM’s 2022 Women in Mining survey shows that almost three-quarters…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2022 | 5:05 am

Copper, coal prices hit records, nickel jumps 30% overnight after wild week of trading

Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 1:02 pm

Brookfield scraps plan to buy Australia’s top energy provider

The Canadian asset firm and billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Grok Ventures…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2022 | 7:08 am

Rio Tinto boosts budget for Citadel copper project

Rio will spend A$9.2 million ($5.9m) on exploration at the project, a joint venture with junior Antipa Minerals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2020 | 10:07 am

Gold bars flying 11k miles to NY to ease supply squeeze

Australia’s largest gold refinery has ramped up production in response to the supply crunch.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2020 | 8:37 am

Cobalt price, nickel usage limit damage to EV Metal Index

Value of cobalt, nickel, graphite and lithium in newly-sold electric cars hold up despite impact of covid-19 as EV industry focus shifts to Europe.

Frik Els | April 23, 2020 | 8:13 pm

Major miners braced to weather coronavirus, but cash-poor minnows in peril

Gold miners are well placed to weather the downturn, but those in energy and battery materials will struggle.

Reuters | April 23, 2020 | 9:21 am

Extracting battery metals from seafloor may beat traditional mining — study

Research funded by Canada’s DeepGreen Metals claims undersea mining generates up to 70% less direct CO2 emissions, and up to 94% less pollution.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 10:25 am

Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic

The World Meteorological Organization says the forecast comes as covid-19 has brought transportation and industrial energy production to a near halt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 3:43 am

BHP flags delay at Spence copper mine expansion

The miner said the $2.5 billion-project’s schedule was under review, adding that first production won’t likely happen until early 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2020 | 3:55 am

BHP quarterly iron ore output rises, keeps guidance

Third quarter iron ore output rose 6.3% to 68 Mt, narrowly missing analyst estimates.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 20, 2020 | 5:10 pm

Renewables overtake coal-fired power generation for first time

IEA report on electricity generation in OECD countries shows coal-fired power output fell by the most on record while wind and solar sources grew rapidly.

Frik Els | April 20, 2020 | 3:26 pm

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