Carbon regimes add uncertainty to lithium future costs
The advent of carbon pricing has the potential to accelerate cost increases for Lithium producers. Lithium mining, concentrating and conversion
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China’s 23 t of gold in July purchase, it’s just getting started
China continues to put the world on notice that it intends to challenge the U.S. dollar’s role as a reserve
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Rio Tinto to build the largest solar power plant in Canada’s North
YELLOWKNIFE, Canada – Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories, featuring over
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Russia restarts gold and currency purchases at $19 million per day
Russia’s finance ministry announced late last week that it would start buying currencies and gold again in August after 18
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Glencore highlights its results in 2023 Half-Year Report
Baar, Switzerland: Glencore in its 2023 Half Year Report says the strength of our diversified business model across industrial and
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The energy transition will transform the metallurgical industry
By 2050 the energy transition could see nickel (Ni) demand triple, copper (Cu) demand more than double, and demand for
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Rio Tinto and H2 Green Steel to accelerate the green steel transition
LONDON – Rio Tinto and H2 Green Steel, an industrial startup establishing large scale production of green steel, have signed
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Rio Tinto to build the largest solar power plant in Canada’s North
YELLOWKNIFE, Canada – Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine will build the largest solar power plant across Canada’s territories, featuring over
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Rio Tinto commits $150 million to Centre for Future Materials led by Imperial College
Rio Tinto has announced that they have committed $150 million to create a Centre for Future Materials led by Imperial
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Tin a target for Audi in new recycling research
The Audi Environmental Foundation (AEF), collaborating with the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany, is funding a research project
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Russian aluminium floods Europe due to lack of sanctions from the EU
European smelters see declining margins due to low LME, premiums, and high energy prices, with more curtailments announced in the
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Barrick Targets 2028 for First Production from Reko Diq
Islamabad, Pakistan – Barrick Gold Corporation president and chief executive Mark Bristow says with the updated feasibility study on the
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SIBANYE STILLWATER: Shaft incident at Kloof 4 shaft
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater has reported that an incident at its Kloof 4 (Ikamva) shaft, SA gold operations occurred on Sunday,
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BHP increases copper and iron ore production, achieves annual guidance
Global mining group Mining giant BHP announced Thursday that in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2023 (FY23), its total
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South32: strong growth in aluminium, copper and manganese
South32 achieved strong year-on-year growth in aluminium, copper and manganese, setting three annual production records and realising the benefit of
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Glencore’s produces less copper, zinc, nickel, silver and coal in H1 2023
Mining and metals giant Glencore has announced Friday that in H1 2023, its own sourced copper production was 488,000 tonnes,
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Advancements in lithium processing technology keep up with demand
Ken Hoffman, materials senior expert at McKinsey & Co., surveyed advances in lithium processing technology. He argues that advancements in
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10 largest copper mining companies
Chile’s Codelco was the world’s largest copper mining company in Q1 2023 (based on attributable copper tonnes), followed by Freeport-McMoRan
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Rio Tinto releases second quarter production results
MELBOURNE, Australia- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “We built further momentum in our Pilbara iron ore business for
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Battery raw materials: tracking key market dynamics
The past year has seen major paradigm shifts with significant implications for energy transition metals. The war in Ukraine, and
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Rio Tinto and Sumitomo hydrogen pilot plant for lower-carbon alumina refining
MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a A$111.1
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Sibanye Stillwater restructures New Century Resources
Johannesburg – Sibanye-Stillwater has announced that its subsidiary, New Century Resources Limited, has restructured its pre-existing environmental bond and trading
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Direct lithium extraction is the critical mineral sector’s needed technology
Hatch is optimistic about direct lithium extraction technology advancing to meet demand. Hatch is a global engineering company. On June 22,
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Lithium cathode supply keeps expanding in an oversupplied market
The lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode has experienced a rapid market share increase in recent years, drawing much attention in
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NEWMONT: The impact of rapidly advancing mining technology.
Whilst technology has helped make our businesses safer, cleaner, more efficient and productive, the velocity of technological change today is
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Copper demand is expected to nearly double
According to a study by S&P Global, copper demand is expected to nearly double from 25 million tons today to about 50
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U.S. introduces new sanctions against Wagner’s gold mining operations
The U.S. government imposed new sanctions against Russia’s Wagner Group, targeting companies it said were engaged in illicit gold mining
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It’s time for a multi-pronged attack on emissions in metallurgy and mining
Analysing emissions intensities across different metals and mined commodities unveils a crucial baseline for decarbonisation, and that the global resource
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World Platinum Investment Council forecasts record platinum market deficit
The latest data from the World Platinum Investment Council – WPIC® forecasts a record platinum market deficit of almost one
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Newmont Defers Investment Decision for Yanacocha Sulfides Project to Advance Portfolio Optimization Strategy
DENVER – Newmont Corp. has announced it will defer the full-funds investment decision for the Yanacocha Sulfides project in Peru
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