by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, lawyers for the Congolese government told Reuters. Congo is a major source of tin,...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Samarco Minercao expects to invest more than $1-billion to return its iron-ore operations to full capacity by January 2028 — a date that’s more than 12 years after the operation was first sidelined after a deadly mining tailings dam disaster. That’s according to some...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Barrick Gold will suspend operations in Mali if gold shipments continue to be blocked, the company said on Monday as it struggles to reach agreement with authorities on a new mining code in the West African country. Conditions at the miner’s Loulo-Gounkoto...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Rio Tinto, BHP and BlueScope will join forces to develop a new ironmaking electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant in Kwinana, Western Australia. The plant, dubbed “Australia’s largest”, will test technology to enable the use of Pilbara iron ore to produce iron...
by Gordon Barratt | Dec 17, 2024 | News
Cobalt Blue has made strides in developing its Kwinana cobalt refinery in Western Australia, with testwork demonstrating over 95 per cent cobalt extraction from several feedstocks. Cobalt Blue is developing the Kwinana cobalt refinery to process critical battery...
