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Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths

Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.

Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 6:02 am

Glencore not giving up on Teck takeover

CEO Gary Nagle said Glencore's offer creates better value for…

Nelson Bennett- Business in Vancouver | April 3, 2023 | 3:37 pm

Glencore’s bid for Teck shows it’s willing to abandon coal

The Teck proposal “shows that Glencore do see merit in…

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2023 | 2:07 pm

Factbox: Automakers accelerate the drive to secure battery raw materials

Rising demand for EVs is encouraging automakers such as Tesla,…

Reuters | April 3, 2023 | 7:57 am

Teck rejects unsolicited $23bn takeover bid from Glencore

Teck Resources is instead urging shareholders to approve an already…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2023 | 4:03 am

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London market greenlights Russia’s palladium while blocking its gold

Russia produces 25-30% of the world's palladium, a precious metal used by automakers in exhaust systems to reduce emissions.

Reuters | March 8, 2022 | 7:37 am

Shell stops buying Russian crude as Moscow’s isolation deepens

The West’s moves to punish Russia for invading Ukraine have turbocharged global commodity and energy markets, sending prices soaring and threatening to derail the nascent recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters | March 8, 2022 | 7:17 am

Nickel short seller could take $8 billion hit after price soars past $100,000 a tonne

A massive squeeze pushed nickel prices up by as much as 250%, the most extraordinary surge in the 145-year history of the LME.

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2022 | 4:07 am

Russian gold hit with de facto ban from key London market

The London Bullion Market Association has suspended all six Russian gold and silver refineries from its Good Delivery List.

Bloomberg News | March 7, 2022 | 3:24 pm

Sweden announces $19.5 million grant for sustainable mining innovation

The 26 new projects cover a wide span – from disruptive technologies with energy-savings of up to 80%, to industrial-scale battery recycling and a safer working environment.

MINING.com Editor | March 7, 2022 | 3:15 pm

Aluminium Dunkerque to sell a portion of its metal to Glencore

Aluminium Dunkerque has capacity to produce 286,000 tonnes of aluminium a year.

Reuters | March 7, 2022 | 1:22 pm

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

Copper scales $5 for the first time ever, metallurgical and thermal coal hit record highs and nickel jumps more than 20% in a day.

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

In charts: EV metal demand accelerated in the second half of 2021

Surging EV sales in the Asia Pacific region brings a wall of metals demand.

Henry Lazenby | March 7, 2022 | 11:01 am

Copper price retreats after hitting all-time high

Meanwhile, nickel and other metals surged as Western sanctions against Russia disrupted supply from the major producer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 7, 2022 | 9:58 am

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