Base Metals
Talga’s natural graphite mine in Sweden obtains environmental approval
Talga Group has received the environmental permit for its Nunasvaara South natural graphite mine in northern Sweden. The permit for…
Impact Silver acquires Consolidated Zinc’s Plomosas mine in Mexico
Impact Silver has concluded the acquisition of Consolidated Zinc’s high-grade Plomosas zinc-lead-silver mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, in a cash-stock deal…
Sandvik to supply automation solutions for Chilean copper mine
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has been selected by Chilean copper producer Codelco to supply automation solutions for the El…
Teck Resources rejects Glencore’s $23bn acquisition bid
Canadian mining company Teck Resources has rejected the acquisition bid from UK’s Glencore, citing it as “unsolicited and opportunistic”. Submitted on 26…
Australia: Revenue from critical minerals to match coal by 2028
Monday’s report from the Government of Australia’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) predicts that the country’s revenue from…
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Tesla announces record electric vehicle production
Electric vehicle (EV) giant Tesla has announced record deliveries on Sunday for 2023’s first quarter. The company produced 440,808 vehicles…
Global zinc production to be impacted by scheduled closures and capacity shortage
After recovering from Covid-19 in 2021, global zinc production declined by 1.2% to 12.8 million tonnes (mt) in 2022. Combined…
Indonesia pledges nickel mining clean up amid EV-led boom
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo said on Thursday that Indonesia will improve monitoring of environmental standards for nickel mining, Reuters reports.…
Rio Tinto to divest majority stake in Peru copper project
Diversified major Rio Tinto has agreed to divest a 55% stake in the La Granja copper project in Peru to…
Ford partners with Vale and Huayou on $4.5bn nickel plant in Indonesia
US automaker Ford Motor has agreed to join PT Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt for the development of…