Glencore has become the first miner to export cobalt under Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) new quotas, sending a small initial shipment to test the system, one government source and two trade sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Congo...
Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group, has signed a joint venture deal with Namibia’s water utility, NamWater, to construct the country’s second desalination plant close to Swakopmund. The new plant, only the second...
US lawmaker John Moolenaar, the chair of the US House of Representatives’ bipartisan select committee focused on China, on Thursday raised concerns about mining group Ivanhoe Atlantic’s alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party. “I am writing to...
BHP has entered a $US2 billion ($A3 billion) agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock, bringing new capital into its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) inland power network. Under the binding agreement, a new trust entity will be created,...
Global mining services provider Thiess has secured an alliance agreement with Harmony Gold Mining to deliver multiple packages of work at the Eva copper mine project in northwest Queensland. The package of work includes bulk earthworks, workshop construction...
Diversified mining giant BHP has announced an agreement with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock, to fund nearly half of the Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) inland power network, unlocking $2-billion while retaining full operational control of...
