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AVZ Minerals secures second agreement for spodumene

AVZ said the second offtake agreement with the Chinese lithium products maker was for the supply of up to 180,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per year from it's Manono Lithium and Tin project.

Reuters | March 9, 2021 | 5:03 am

Alternative financing remains underpenetrated avenue for miners – report

Alternative financing options could generate $800 billion for miners over…

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2021 | 10:31 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto,…

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 10:49 am

Activist investor Pentwater takes aim at Turquoise, Rio boards over CEO exit

Pentwater is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a…

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 9:53 am

Rock and heavy metal: winners emerge in energy transition

As world economies shift to more electrification and away from…

Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 7:50 am

CHARTS: Lithium-rich countries risk missing the boat on electric batteries boom

The need for the metal is expected to triple by 2025, but no all the countries rich in lithium are taking advantage of that trend, as shown in these graphics.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2017 | 10:49 am

Tesla to build world’s largest lithium-ion battery in Australia

The mega-project will be built in conjunction with French renewable energy firm Neoen and paired with Neoen's existing Hornsdale Wind Farm north of Adelaide.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 7, 2017 | 4:50 am

Argyle diamond coin trilogy sold within a month

Rio's sale of The Australian Trilogy, an AUD$1.8 million one-of-a-kind coin collection featuring a pink, purple pink and violet diamond from the Argyle Diamond Mine, sold out in a month.

Rio Tinto | July 6, 2017 | 8:48 am

Getting scrappy: China iron ore demand may falter as steel recycling grows

China's supply of steel scrap is surging as aged buildings, bridges and cars produced over decades of rapid economic growth are knocked down, dismantled or crushed.

Reuters | July 5, 2017 | 2:00 am

Australian spot coal prices hit highest since April amid mine outages, strong demand

Dam restrictions in China following excessive rains are also reducing hydropower capacity there, including at the world's biggest power station, forcing utilities to ramp up output at coal-fired utilities.

Reuters | July 4, 2017 | 2:00 am

Clean coal could trump renewables bill in Australia

New report argues that a high-efficiency, low emissions coal-fired station would cost less than the almost A$3 billion in subsidies handed out by the government to renewable projects each year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2017 | 4:48 am

Emmerson to open first new gold mine in Northern Territory in a decade

Australia's Northern Territory will soon be producing gold again thanks to Emmerson Resources (ASX:ERM), which is advancing the Edna Beryl gold mine along with Australian gold producer Evolution Mining (ASX:EVN).

Andrew Topf | July 2, 2017 | 4:50 pm

BHP injects $250 million into Samarco for clean-up

It also said that a Brazilian court had granted it and its partner Vale a four-month extension to negotiate a settlement to a $47 billion claim stemming from the 2015 mine disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2017 | 9:03 am

Output at world’s largest copper mine sank by 63% in Q1

Escondida, majority owned and operated by BHP, produced 97,103 tonnes of copper between January and March, down from 265,597 tonnes a year earlier.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2017 | 6:28 am

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