Legislation • Jan 17, 2022
US trade representatives look into whether
A bipartisan bill was proposed in the US Senate that would require military contractors to cease purchasing rare earths from China by 2026 and utilize the…
Mo Shine
Mo Shine covers the geopolitics, logistics and diplomacy of critical-mineral extraction in the Global South, with a focus on how African statecraft shapes what investors and operators can actually build. He spent more than a decade in newspaper journalism, as sub-editor and executive editor, and has worked with Skillings since 2009. His current work tracks the Lobito Corridor and other Western-backed rail routes, and what they change for working capital, regional diplomacy and operator resilience across the Central African Copperbelt.
Battery Metals • Jan 14, 2022
“Battery passport” for every industrial
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) compliance is becoming more important to investors in mining critical minerals. At some point, in whatever situation, we come to a…
Exploration & Discovery • Jan 14, 2022
Drones may be employed to perform
Drones and automation are two of the most often used terms in the mining business, and with good reason. Miners look farther and farther to find…
Press Release • Jan 13, 2022
ALLETE Senior VP and CFO Robert Adams
DULUTH, Minn.—ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) today announced Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert Adams will retire from the company later this year. As part of a…
Press Release • Jan 13, 2022
Adriatic Metals completes debt financing
Adriatic Metals PLC has advised that, further to the announcement on 12 October 2021, definitive documentation for the US$142.5 million debt financing package (Orion debt package)…
Press Release • Jan 13, 2022
Mining Remanufacturing Components Market
Mining remanufacturing components market report with COVID-19 impact analysis 2021–2030. The global market is segmented based on component, equipment, & region.
Iron Ore • Jan 13, 2022
Demand for US pellets for European steel
For long-term contracts, the dynamic price adjustments under long-term contracts result from increasing direct reduction of iron ore pellet quantities from countries like Russia, Ukraine, and…
Battery Metals • Jan 13, 2022
Tesla partners with Talon Metals Corp. or
As part of the six-year agreement negotiated with Talon Metals Corp., Tesla has agreed to purchase 75,000 tons of nickel from Talon Metals Corp.'s Minnesota mine.…
Coal • Jan 12, 2022
The Sierra Club and an Appalachian
President Biden has been urged to pick a permanent head of an agency that supervises mine reclamation by the Sierra Club and a coalition of environmental…
Mining Equipment • Jan 12, 2022
Clean agents FM-200, Novec 1230
Workers' safety and mining productivity are threatened by fires and explosions daily. There has been a long history of mine fires and explosions being among the…
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