by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
The Pilbara landscape Image: Rio Tinto Rio Tinto intends to urgently review mining plans at the Juukan Gorge area in Western Australia after the company detonated explosives at a sacred Indigenous site. This destroyed two ancient rock shelters, which devastated the...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
A Chinese stock strategy that worked in 2019 when tensions got heated with the US is picking up again, showing mounting worry over the viability of a trade deal signed just months ago. Miners of rare earths snapped back to life in May, with China Minmetals Rare...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Iron-ore surged past $100/t as supply woes in Brazil coincide with sustained, robust demand in top steel producer China. Benchmark spot prices climbed to $101.05 on Friday as Brazil, the world’s second-largest exporter, saw a surge in coronavirus infections, stoking...
by Gordon Barratt | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Surface of Seabed Manganese Nodule from South Korean operations. GETTY There are trillions of potato-sized metal nodules on the floor of the ocean around the world. Some of these nodules are being explored for economic potential. A major vote by a UN body on the...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
REMA TIP TOP presents a revised version of the REMA PERFORMANCEline 35/CN: The high-quality wear protection product for wet processing and conveying of sludges now achieves a first-class abrasion of only 80 mm³ according to DIN ISO 4649 for soft rubber linings and wet...
by Gordon Barratt | May 29, 2020 | News
Albemarle Corp said recently it wants to take control of Australia’s Greenbushes, the world’s largest lithium mine, signaling it intends to block any rival from buying Tianqi Lithium Corp’s controlling stake. Tianqi, which owns 51% of Greenbushes to...
