Steel • Dec 31, 2021
On-site electric arc furnace mills for the
To be precise, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said the country had released a development plan that calls for reducing energy consumption in…
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Iron Ore • Dec 31, 2021
Anglo American Acknowledged Conversations With Vale
Both companies have held early conversations regarding the possibility of developing Vale's Serpentina deposit, which is adjacent to Anglo American's Minas-Rio iron ore plant in Brazil,…
Blog • Dec 30, 2021
U.S. Biggest Coal Mining Organization Praised
The biggest coal mining union in the United States released a statement the day after West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin seemed to kill Build Back Better.…
Iron Ore • Dec 29, 2021
Iron Ore: A 2021 brief and is ahead in 2022
In 2021, the price of iron ore took a wild journey. In May, prices soared to a high of $237 per tonne before plummeting to around…
Rare Earths • Dec 28, 2021
NioCorp Mineral Resource: Rare Earth Data Gaps
NioCorp Developments Ltd. is pleased to share the results of rare earth assays on drill core samples from the Elk Creek Project that were obtained through…
Iron Ore • Dec 23, 2021
China’s Growth Engine Declining: Iron Ore Too Not Very Bright
It's been a year unlike any other. Iron ore, a leading indicator of the Chinese economy and a major driver of the Australian currency, is enjoying…
Press Release • Dec 21, 2021
Lundin Mining to acquire world-class Josemaria
Lundin Mining announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Josemaria Resources to acquire all of its shares through a plan of arrangement…
Copper • Dec 20, 2021
Bacteria killed 100 times faster by new copper
Researchers from RMIT University and CSIRO, Australia's national research agency, have invented a copper surface that kills bacteria 100 times faster and more effectively than conventional…
Press Release • Dec 18, 2021
Lundin slumps after deal to buy copper-gold
Lundin Mining Corp. fell the most since March after it agreed to acquire Josemaria Resources Inc., a copper-gold project in Argentina, for C$625 million ($483 million).…
Battery Metals • Dec 17, 2021
Massive Opposition: Serbia lithium mine to be
After a large-scale protest shakes the country's administration, local officials have put a $2.4 billion project on hold. Following protests by environmentalists that rattled the country's…
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