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Prices will fall across metals and mining in 2023 – Woodmac

Commodity research firm says production growth, weaker demand and negative sentiment in the industry will see iron ore, copper and industrial metals sink next year.

Staff Writer | December 22, 2022 | 10:49 am

BHP set to face $12 billion UK suit over Brazil dam disaster

An eight-week hearing is scheduled to proceed almost nine years…

Bloomberg News | December 22, 2022 | 9:22 am

Researchers chart environmentally friendlier methods to produce nitrogen fertilizer

Scientists are proposing the idea of ditching coal and natural…

Staff Writer | December 21, 2022 | 7:07 am

Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024

The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 6:13 am

Burkina Faso denies it paid Russian fighters with mine rights

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo caused a controversy by stating last…

Reuters | December 20, 2022 | 2:31 pm

LME says its User Committee to be chaired by Gavin Prentice

Prentice has more than 30 years' experience in commodities trading, most recently as Managing Director at Marex.

Reuters | September 9, 2021 | 7:40 am

Human, environmental costs of sand, gravel mining overlooked — study

Researchers say sand and gravel are the most mined materials in the world, with between 32 and 50 billion tonnes extracted globally each year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 9, 2021 | 5:00 am

Conservation body calls for global moratorium on deep-sea mining

Environment officials and campaigners have called for a global moratorium on deep-sea mining and on issuing new exploration contracts unless marine ecosystems can be effectively protected.

Reuters | September 8, 2021 | 10:25 pm

Uranium price hits highest level since 2015 as Sprott buys up physical supply

Sprott has amassed over 24 million pounds of uranium, sometimes buying more than 500,000 pounds in a single day.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 9:46 am

Copper price loses steam as factory activity slows in Europe and Asia

In China, manufacturing contracted for the first time in nearly one and a half years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 8:36 am

De Beers latest sale shows steady rebound in diamond market

The world’s top producer by value sold $515 million worth of rough diamonds, the largest figure for this time of year since 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2021 | 7:25 am

German researchers develop record-breaking lithium metal cell

A new lithium metal battery offers extremely high energy density of 560 watt-hours per kilogram.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 8, 2021 | 5:06 am

Nornickel tests extraction of metals from waste after flooding hit output

About 200 tonnes of nickel, 50 tonnes of copper, 80 kg of platinum group metals, 2 kg of gold and 44 kg of silver were extracted last month from low-nickel pyrrhotite product.

Reuters | September 7, 2021 | 11:17 am

LME floor trade volume plunged 85% on reopening day

The iconic trading floor reopened this week after dealers lobbied the LME not to push ahead with a plan to switch permanently to fully electronic pricing.

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2021 | 10:08 am

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