December 13, 2022

Mongolia to take mining firm public after protests over graft

The state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC owns a large chunk of a sprawling 6-billion tonne coking coal deposit near the Chinese border.

December 13, 2022

Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender

A report by Stratum and Digbee shows that gender is considered the “least important” social priority for stage.mining.companies over the next two years.

December 6, 2022

Researchers call for an integrated mineral supply agreement between nations

The goal of a mineral supply agreement is that countries that have limited access to the raw materials needed to transition to a green economy are not left behind.

December 1, 2022

Airbus says to decouple from Russian titanium ‘in months’

The European Union has so far avoided banning Russian commodities other than steel and coal, and titanium remains exempt from restrictions.

December 1, 2022

Nutrien sees fertilizer shortfall on Russia and Belarus woes

The Saskatchewan-based company has said it will ramp up potash output capability to 18 million tonnes by 2025, a 40% increase compared to 2020.

November 19, 2022

Russia’s Rusal: 2023 sales pick up after LME decision

Rusal said that its sales for 2023 have picked up after the LME decided not to ban Russian metal from being traded and stored in its system.

November 18, 2022

Russia’s mining giants rush to sell metal after LME green light

The decision not to ban Russian metal from LME warehouses has triggered a rush to conclude contracts with the country’s two big producers.

November 17, 2022

Andrew Forrest commits $500 million for Ukrainian reconstruction fund

The Ukraine Green Growth Initiative will focus on building out infrastructure projects in energy and communications, including a green energy grid.

November 15, 2022

Arconic Corp sells its Russian operations for $230 million

US aluminum products maker joins a list of Western companies that have sold their Russian assets to comply with sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine war. 

November 11, 2022

LME decides against ban on Russian metal

The metals industry has spent weeks debating what to do about supplies from Russia, which is a major producer of copper, nickel, aluminum and palladium.