Tesla secures 5-year lithium supply from LiontownAustralia's Liontown Resources will provide the EV giant with more 100,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene concentrate a year, starting in 2024.Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2022 | 4:03 am
Fortescue Metals first-half profit drops 32% as costs weighThe miner posted an underlying net profit of $2.78 billion,…Reuters | February 15, 2022 | 3:07 pm
Glencore earmarks $1.5 billion for probes amid record profitThe world’s biggest commodity trader expects long-running corruption investigations in…Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2022 | 3:51 am
Gold slides below $1,700 as investors look everywhere for cash Not even gold is immune to the barrage of selling that’s hitting global markets today. Bloomberg News | March 9, 2020 | 3:33 am
Gold has biggest weekly gain since 2016 as virus fears deepen Bullion still gained nearly 7% this week, fulfilling its role as insurance at a time when the outbreak is shaking investor confidence. Bloomberg News | March 6, 2020 | 2:28 pm
Altura clinches $202 million finance package The company had been struggling with funding amid weaker lithium prices. Reuters | March 6, 2020 | 9:21 am
The best places to mine are still in the developed world – and that’s a problem The Fraser Institute's annual survey shows that uncertainty is a confidence killer among mining executives. Reuters | March 5, 2020 | 10:19 am
Glencore’s expansion of Hunter Valley coal mine approved The New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission greenlighted the project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 5, 2020 | 6:10 am
Alkane gets Australian financial support to build rare earths mine The proposed Dubbo pollymetalic and rare earths mine is expected to process up to 1m tonnes of ore per year over a period of more than 75 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2020 | 3:55 am
Critical Resource, ERM join to tackle ESG risks Losing social support, or social licence to operate (SOL), is seen as the main risk mining and metals firms are facing. Amanda Stutt | March 4, 2020 | 3:46 pm
Rio emissions targets have investors, green groups up in arms Activist investors led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary have tabled a shareholder resolution calling for tougher goals. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 8:11 am
70% of miners say new business models needed KPMG report found the industry needs greater transparency and more responsible mining practices. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2020 | 12:24 pm