by Gordon Barratt | Jan 23, 2023 | News
Nornickel boss Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s richest men, said on Monday that the metals giant was reworking its strategy and building closer ties with countries such as China, Turkey and Morocco because of Western sanctions on the Russian economy. Potanin told...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 23, 2023 | News
Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in Peru suspended operations on Friday after protesters attacked the premises for the third time this month, the global commodity giant said, as social unrest in the South American nation continued....
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 23, 2023 | News
DAVOS – Copper prices are set for another rally this year thanks to surging demand, supply concerns and the metal’s widespread use in energy transition technologies, Eurasian Resources Group’s (ERG) chief executive...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 23, 2023 | News
The Yangibana camp. Image: Hastings Technology Metals. The Australian Government has released guidelines for new grants, with rare earths developer Hastings Technology Metals already benefitting from the announcement. Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King said the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 23, 2023 | News
The New Acland coal mine in Queensland has endured 15 years of legal battles, with the fight continuing over the weekend. New Acland recently launched a recruitment drive for the mine, located near Toowoomba in southern Queensland, prompting environmental groups...
by Gordon Barratt | Jan 20, 2023 | News
Protests in Peru are threatening to choke off access to almost $4-billion worth of copper just as China’s emergence from Covid lockdowns promises to boost demand. Peru’s third-largest copper mine, Las Bambas, hasn’t dispatched copper concentrate...