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Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals
22nd July 2024 By: Reuters

The only US cobalt mine sits fallow in the northern Idaho woods, a mothballed hunk of steel and dirt that is too expensive for its owner to operate because Chinese rivals have flooded global... 


Kingrose says exploration under BHP alliance in full swing
Kingrose says exploration under BHP alliance in full swing
19th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Exploration activities under Kingrose Mining’s alliance agreements with BHP in Norway and Finland are in full swing, says Kingrose MD Fabian Baker. These programmes have been designed with the... 


Nornickel weighs projects in new top market China
Nornickel weighs projects in new top market China
19th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Russia’s biggest miner MMC Norilsk Nickel is weighing several new projects in copper, nickel and palladium in China as sanctions make cross-border payments and shipments increasingly difficult.... 


Duncan Wanblad shaking hands with Wits University vice-chancellor Professor Zeblon Vilakazi at the hand over of Anglo’s 47 Main street, Johannesburg building, to Wits Business School (WBS), with Anglo chairperson Nolitha Fakude (left) and  WBS head Prof Maurice Radebe (right).
We’ve delivered strong second-quarter production – Anglo CE
18th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American on Thursday emphasised its embedding of operational resourcefulness across its asset base and highlighted its second-quarter performance as being strong.... 


Anglo American Platinum CE Craig Miller
Anglo Platinum anticipating 15% to 25% lower half-year earnings
18th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The basic earnings and earnings per share of platinum group metals (PGM) mining company Anglo American Platinum for the first six months of this year are anticipated to be between 15% and 25% lower... 


Vale sees iron-ore output at high-end of 2024 guidance after Q2 rise
Vale sees iron-ore output at high-end of 2024 guidance after Q2 rise
17th July 2024 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale expressed confidence on Tuesday that it would reach the high-end of its 2024 guidance for iron ore production after output increased in the second-quarter. The company, one of... 


QPM receives state govt grant for TECH project
15th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The Queensland government has granted Queensland Pacific Metals an A$8-million grant to advance its Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (TECH) project towards investment readiness Queensland has... 


Western Mines secures A$6m at-call facility for nickel project
15th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Minerals exploration and development company Western Mines has secured a new funding facility to advance drilling at the Mulga Tank nickel/copper/cobalt/platinum group elements project in Western... 


Nornickel to restart furnace at key smelter in early August
12th July 2024 By: Reuters

ussian metals producer Nornickel will re-launch one of the two furnaces at its flagship Nadezhda Smelter in early August after major repairs that affected production plans, a company spokesman... 


Platinum Group Metals CEO Frank Hallam.
Platinum mine developer working with govt on export of concentrate to Saudi Arabia
12th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals, the near-term objectives of which are to advance the Waterberg project in Limpopo to a development and construction decision, is working with the... 


CreditSights views BHP nickel suspension as positive in depressed market
CreditSights views BHP nickel suspension as positive in depressed market
12th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Analysts at CreditSights have identified BHP's decision to suspend its Western Australian Nickel operations, including Nickel West and the West Musgrave project starting in October, as a beneficial... 


Lynas' Kalgoorlie plant processes rare earth concentrate into a carbonate.
Supply concerns for Lynas as BHP Nickel West operations halt
12th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Rare earths producer Lynas is addressing potential supply disruptions at its Kalgoorlie facility following BHP’s decision to suspend operations at its Western Australia nickel facilities starting... 


An image of EY Africa energy and natural resources leader Wickus Botha
Region poised to benefit from energy transition
12th July 2024 By: Nadine Ramdass

Southern and Central African countries have a significant opportunity to benefit from the anticipated high demand for energy-transition minerals, such as those used for renewable-energy systems,... 


Operations will be suspended in October
Global oversupply forces BHP to suspend Australia nickel production
11th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Commodities major BHP on Thursday announced the suspension of production at its Western Australian nickel operations, citing a global oversupply in the nickel market. The decision follows a review... 


Exploration resumes at Mulga Tank following weather break
Exploration resumes at Mulga Tank following weather break
9th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Following a weather extended break, the Western Mines Group’s (WMG's) exploration team is back on site at Mulga Tank, in Western Australia, to further drilling. The company has a combination of... 


LME CEO Matthew Chamberlain
Hedge fund Elliott challenges court verdict it lost against LME on nickel
9th July 2024 By: Reuters

US-based hedge fund Elliott Associates on Tuesday urged a London court to overturn a verdict supporting the London Metal Exchange's (LME) cancellation of nickel trades partly because the exchange... 


The Harita nickel operations in Indonesia
Indonesia says US must invest as critical minerals race picks up
9th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Developed nations such as the US need to invest in countries with vast reserves of critical minerals to reduce supply chain risks as these commodities are “the new oil” driving geopolitics,... 


Refinery engineer appointed for Cobalt Blue’s Kwinana refinery
8th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Cobalt Blue (COB) on Monday announced the appointment of consulting and engineering group Tetra Tech for detailed engineering works for the cobalt/nickel refinery in the Kwinana... 


Canada’s move to protect mining sector shields takeover targets
Canada’s move to protect mining sector shields takeover targets
8th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Canada is making it harder for foreign firms to acquire domestic mining companies by imposing measures that could protect top takeover targets from large global rivals. The Canadian government... 


Canada's Industry Minister, Francois-Philippe Champagne
Canada sets strict criteria for foreign mining investment
5th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

In a move to safeguard national interests amid global geopolitical competition, Canada’s Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has announced stringent measures governing foreign capital in... 


Nickel refining
Katoro appoints Cullen interim CEO
4th July 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aim-listed Katoro Gold has appointed Patrick Cullen as interim CEO, to guide development of the Haneti nickel and gold project, in Tanzania. He succeeds Louis Coetzee who stepped down from the... 


LME to suspend deliveries of nickel from Norilsk Finland plant
LME to suspend deliveries of nickel from Norilsk Finland plant
4th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

The London Metal Exchange is suspending deliveries of nickel from a plant in Finland owned by Russia’s MMC Norilsk Nickel, whose products have continued to be deliverable despite western sanctions... 


Vale picks mining veteran to lead base metals turnaround
Vale picks mining veteran to lead base metals turnaround
4th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Vale has selected veteran mining executive Shaun Usmar to take the helm of its base metals division as the Brazilian metals producer seeks to boost copper and nickel production, according to people... 


The Gonneville project is situated on farmland, about 70 km from Perth.
Chalice and Mitsubishi explore collaboration on Australian PGE, nickel project
3rd July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian company Chalice Mining will collaborate with Japanese major Mitsubishi on the Gonneville platinum group element (PGE)/nickel/copper/cobalt project, in Western Australia. In terms of a... 


Study confirms Jaguar’s nickel sulphide production potential
Study confirms Jaguar’s nickel sulphide production potential
2nd July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia-listed Centaurus Metals has announced the results of a feasibility study for the Jaguar nickel sulphide project in northern Brazil, highlighting the strong economics from an initial... 


Pallinghurst Co-Chief Executive and Co-Founder Arne Frandsen.
Investors very positive on South Africa's unity govt, says Pallinghurst's Arne Frandsen
1st July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Amongst all our investors, there’s a very broad support for South Africa’s government of national unity initiative, says Pallinghurst Co-Chief Executive and Co-Founder Arne Frandsen. “I think it’s... 


Businessmen shaking hands
Dealmakers optimistic on global M&A prospects despite sluggish growth
28th June 2024 By: Reuters

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity grew at a sluggish pace in the second quarter, yet many dealmakers are upbeat, forecasting transactions will pick up in the second half of 2024.... 


Anglo paid $23.5bn in taxes, economic contributions in 2023
27th June 2024 By: Darren Parker

Diversified mining major Anglo American paid about $23.5-billion in total tax and economic contributions throughout its global operations during 2023, a decrease from about $24.5-billion in 2022.... 


Minerals Council CEO Mzila Mthenjane being interviewed by Mining Weekly.
Mining needs one-stop regulatory environment to boost growth – Minerals Council
27th June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South African mining needs what is often referred to as a one-stop shop to ensure that an applicant is not sent from one department to the other but goes to one place where the application is... 


Stream sediment sampling Northern Ireland
Karelian sees nickel, copper, PGE potential in Northern Ireland
26th June 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diamond exploration company Karelian Diamonds has unveiled promising indications of nickel, copper and platinum group elements (PGE) in its licence areas in northern Ireland. This follows an... 


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