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All the mines Tesla needs to build 20 million cars a year

Elon Musk has set a production target of 20 million vehicles annually before 2030. For starters: 23 Ambatovys at $8.5 billion a pop.

Frik Els | January 27, 2021 | 2:10 pm

China fails to learn from Trump backfire in trade war, is losing against Australia

Australia has managed to ship more coal to other regional…

Reuters | January 27, 2021 | 8:06 am

World’s copper mines struggling with covid-19

Smelter benchmark at decade lows after what was supposed to…

Reuters | January 26, 2021 | 6:09 am

Snapshot: key lithium mining projects around the world

Europe makes strides to reduce dependency on Chinese battery supply…

MINING.com Editor | January 22, 2021 | 1:20 pm

US rock legend inspiring magnate’s green steel revolution

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest is “runnin’ down a dream” of…

Bloomberg News | January 22, 2021 | 10:21 am

Iron ore miners worst nightmare just came true — prices tank

Prices for the raw material have dropped below $90 a tonne as doubts gather about the strength of demand in China at stockpiles hit record highs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2017 | 2:55 am

$5.5 billion private capital ready to invest in mining

"Investors are willing to back their positive sentiment towards natural resources with fresh capital commitments," says new study.

Frik Els | March 20, 2017 | 4:32 pm

Polemic Carmichael coal project in Australia to get going as early as August

Work on the delayed mine to start shortly after the federal government grants it final approval, which is expected before the end of May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2017 | 3:05 am

Drilling rig and other equipment mobilises to Vidalita Gold Project in Chile

Australian explorer, Emu NL (ASX: EMU), has mobilised camp, earth moving and drilling equipment to the Vidalita site in northern Chile.

Field Public Relations | March 17, 2017 | 10:08 am

Caterpillar hires former US Attorney General for help with probe

William P. Barr will help Caterpillar face a federal investigation related to profits earned by CSARL, its Swiss parts subsidiary.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2017 | 7:45 am

Exploration spending in Australia finally on its way up

A 3.4% increase in the December quarter seems to indicate that the downward trend of the past five years has been finally reversed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 17, 2017 | 5:27 am

Barrick mulls selling part of Peru mine, bringing partner — report

Rumours come a year after the gold miner vowed to spend $640 million to extend the life of Lagunas Norte, worth about $1.4 billion according to industry experts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2017 | 12:14 pm

Indian billionaire Agarwal goes after 12% of Anglo American

Deal would make of Volcan Investments Ltd., Agarwal's family trust, the second-largest investor in Anglo American.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2017 | 3:01 am

Chile’s Supreme Court casts shadow over Barrick’s plans to restart Pascua-Lama

The country's mining regulator will have to issue a new temporary closure plan for the project, including comments from other government offices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2017 | 8:32 am

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