by Gordon Barratt | Mar 22, 2023 | News
A Chinese miner is set to overtake Glencore as the world’s top cobalt producer this year, as the rush for critical green-energy metals intensifies. The challenger to Glencore’s dominant position is CMOC, which first became a major player in the cobalt market when it...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 22, 2023 | News
Black Rock Mining is targeting first production from its Mahenge graphite project, in Tanzania, in the 2024 calendar year. Speaking at the second day of the Paydirt Battery Minerals conference, Black Rock MD and CEO John de Vries said the debt process for...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 22, 2023 | News
The Federal Government is broadening its horizons in mineral exploration, with critical minerals such as cobalt, gallium and germanium at the top of the list. In an announcement that comes with the support of the Geological Survey of Western Australia, the Government...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 22, 2023 | News
Galileo Mining has announced the discovery of a new sulphide zone at its Norseman project in WA. The miner recorded a thick sulphide zone open to the north and east of its Callisto prospect in Norseman, as well as its widest drill...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 22, 2023 | News
BHP is in the early stages of reviewing its policies, processes and behaviours in an effort to prevent racism in the workplace. Policies being reviewed include how BHP responds to racism matters, listening to the company’s employees in order to gain a deeper...
by Gordon Barratt | Mar 21, 2023 | News
US major Albemarle said it was looking at expansion options in Australia, with the closest at hand being expanded production at its Kemerton lithium hydroxide plant in Western Australia. Speaking at the first day of Paydirt’s Battery Minerals conference, Albemarle...