December 6, 2023

State auditors recommend Freeport Indonesia be fined for smelter delays

In a December 2018 deal, Freeport and Jakarta agreed that the miner would complete the smelter within five years.

December 5, 2023

Young Chinese spurn traditional investments in favour of gold

The trend underscores heightening uncertainty about growth prospects in the world's second-largest economy.

December 5, 2023

Ford takes stake in Indonesia nickel project

The automaker joins PT Vale Indonesia and Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt as investors in a project to make an annual 120,000 tons of nickel chemicals for EV batteries.

December 4, 2023

Column: Iron ore benchmarks diverge as China tries to cool prices

The only potential obstacle to higher prices is the possibility of stronger interventions by Beijing.

December 4, 2023

Lab-grown dolomite is now a thing

The long-standing dolomite problem has been solved.

December 3, 2023

Al Gore-backed group has a tool to decarbonize supply chains

The database covers more than 350 million sources of greenhouse gas pollution such as individual power plants, steel mills and mining operations.

December 1, 2023

Vale Base Metals in search of new CEO

Deshnee Naidoo will step down from her position as CEO effective March 31.

December 1, 2023

Zambia selects UAE’s IHC unit as new partner in Mopani Copper Mines

The new investor is also expected to "reset" Mopani's existing relationship with Glencore, ZCCM said.

December 1, 2023

Copper miners, Chinese smelters agree on first drop in fees in 3 years

Miners on Friday reached agreements with Chinese smelters for a lower copper concentrate treatment and refining charges for 2024.

November 30, 2023

Cobalt Blue partners with Japan’s Iwatani for refinery project

The proposed refinery, which is located near Perth, Western Australia, will see a large-scale demonstration plant for test work of third-party material.