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Greenland Minerals to fight draft rejection of mining permit for rare earths project

The miner will object the draft decision as it relies on a ban on uranium mining, which is being contested separately through arbitration.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2022 | 3:58 am

The looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it

S&P Global warns copper shortfall could put brakes on energy…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 25, 2022 | 11:28 am

Trafigura awaits Nyrstar ruling as minority investors in zinc producer fight on

Three years after Trafigura Group took control of Nyrstar, minority…

Bloomberg News | July 25, 2022 | 10:56 am

Ten financial actors own half of the world’s oil, gas, coal emissions – study

Ten financial actors with the most influence on the fossil…

Staff Writer | July 24, 2022 | 12:54 pm

Steelmaker Voestalpine builds up gas reserve to tackle shortfalls

Voestalpine has built up sufficient gas reserves to safeguard three months…

Reuters | July 24, 2022 | 10:21 am

Battery grade lithium prices in China surge 68%

"Three years of falling lithium prices failed to incentivise sufficient investment into supply chains, leading to greater risks of price volatility as battery demand ramps up."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 9:44 am

Nickel prices: How did we get here and what comes next?

To understand today’s pricing, we have to look back to pre-2007, when there was a squeeze on nickel prices.

ANTHONY MILEWSKI - Special to The Northern Miner | March 4, 2021 | 9:40 am

Nickel price drops most since 2016 on Tsingshan deal

The nickel and stainless steel giant will provide 100,000 tonnes of nickel matte to Huayou Cobalt and battery materials maker CNGR Advanced Material.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 9:34 am

Gold price slump led to $4.6bn monthly loss in ETFs

Global ETFs have retraced the last six months of overall inflows over the past four months, the WGC says.

MINING.com Editor | March 4, 2021 | 9:16 am

Savannah’s Portugal lithium project may cost less than expected

Early results from metallurgical test work at Mina do Barroso show potential for lower capital and operating costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 8:35 am

Five Eyes alliance urged to forge ties with Greenland to secure minerals

Greenland has huge deposits of rare earths.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 8:16 am

Adriatic takes big strides forward at its brownfield projects in the Balkans

In late January Adriatic was granted an exploitation permit for its Veovaca project near Vares in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 50 km north of the capital, Sarajevo.

Northern Miner Staff | March 4, 2021 | 8:12 am

Global copper smelting edges lower in February due to Chinese holiday

The decline in China was partially offset by gains in Europe and North America.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 2:09 am

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners

Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the financial losses of the pandemic.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 1:00 am

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