Europe Top Stories

Gemfields faces 21% tax as Zambia reinstates export duty

Combined with an existing 6% mineral royalty tax, the 15% export duty on emeralds represents a significant tax burden for Gemfields.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2025 | 3:45 am

Sandvik acquires US-based CAM reseller FASTech

FASTech will be a part of the business unit holding…

Staff Writer | January 7, 2025 | 11:08 am

LME activity up 18% in 2024, nickel volumes at pre-crisis level

LME tin volumes jumped by 26% last year.

Reuters | January 7, 2025 | 6:41 am

Vale, GreenIron to explore decarbonization projects in Brazil, Sweden

The partnership includes studies on the feasibility of a direct…

Reuters | January 7, 2025 | 6:38 am

BHP selects eight companies for 2025 Xplor accelerator program

The 2025 Xplor cohorts will each receive an equity free…

Staff Writer | January 6, 2025 | 9:39 am

Norge Mining acquires Europe’s largest natural graphite producer

Skaland mine is the world's highest-grade, operating flake graphite mine and the fourth-largest graphite mine outside China.

Staff Writer | December 16, 2024 | 9:12 am

Trafigura profit drops 62% after ‘massive problem’ in Mongolia

The Mongolia losses mean Jeremy Weir’s tenure as chief executive officer at one of the world’s largest commodity traders is ending on a sour note.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:51 am

China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says

The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.

Trish Saywell | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am

Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei

The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:27 am

Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report

Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 4:45 pm

Savannah Resources gets temporary land access for Portuguese lithium project

The company has said Barroso's deposit of spodumene is the most significant in Europe.

Reuters | December 12, 2024 | 6:54 am

Global scramble for critical minerals fuelling protectionism

Protectionism is rising across 72 nations as governments vie for critical minerals, Verisk Maplecroft research shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2024 | 3:37 am

How advanced coal technologies can provide cleaner energy – report

Modern coal technologies have the ability to deliver global climate goals, FutureCoal says.

Staff Writer | December 11, 2024 | 4:52 pm

Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.

Reuters | December 11, 2024 | 3:11 pm

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