Australian iron-ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) is preparing to tap debt markets with a proposed $700-million bond sale, aiming to refinance notes maturing in 2027 as the company seeks to shore up its balance sheet after a year of heavy spending and...
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded funding to Metalex Africa Zambia, a subsidiary of Texas-based Metalex Commodities, for a feasibility study to accelerate the expansion of a Zambian facility that extracts and processes copper and cobalt....
Mining tech company Weir has redesigned its market-leading heavy-duty submersible slurry pump to deliver reliable performance in the harshest slurry environments. Weir has made several design improvements to address the operational challenges miners face in...
Charger Metals is set to embark on an extensive reverse circulation drilling program at its Lake Johnston lithium and gold project in Western Australia. The company has received all necessary approvals and will target the Mt Day and Mt Gordon prospects within the...
A $10 million investment has been made by the Queensland Government to create an “Australian-first” commercial-scale vanadium electrolyte facility in Townsville. The project will use vanadium sourced from Julia Creek, operated by QEM in the North West...
The sale of diamonds through tenders and auctions is opaque and inefficient and should be revamped for producers to earn more and to survive the current price slump, a leading gem trader said on Thursday. Oded Mansori, co-founder and managing partner of Belgian gem...