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Room for growth

Wyloo Metals, the privately held battery resources unit of Australia iron ore baron Andrew Forrest, sees room to grow in nickel as it closes out its A$750.3 million ($501.4 million) buyout of miner Mincor Resources (MCR.AX), its CEO said.Wyloo has breached the 90%...

Sika acquires strong player.

Sika has acquired Thiessen Team USA, a US manufacturer of shotcrete and grouting products for the mining industry in the USA. The company serves the Western US mining industry which produces essential minerals for the growing electric vehicle industry among many other...

Glencore proposes to buy remaining stake of PolyMet

Glencore Plc (GLEN.L) said on Monday this week according to a Reuters report it had proposed to buy the remaining stake in copper miner PolyMet Mining (PLM.A) it does not already own for about $71 million. The Swiss commodity trader already owns 82.26% of...

EU climate chief concerned over expansion

At a recent conference in Beijing, Frans Timmermans said that while China is forging ahead with plans to expand its use of renewable resources such as wind and solar energy, the country has also been constructing an ever-growing number of coal-fired plants in the past...