Nickel is year’s biggest metals loser, copper manages small gain

Mining News Pro - In a mostly lackluster year for metals trading, nickel emerged as the worst performer and might not see a reprieve anytime soon.

Nickel is year’s biggest metals loser, copper manages small gain

Mining News Pro - In a mostly lacklustre year for metals trading, nickel emerged as the worst performer and might not see a reprieve anytime soon.

BHP CEO calls for ‘small set’ of common ESG standards

Mining News Pro - Miner BHP Group’s CEO on Thursday called for the introduction of a “small set of common standards” against which the mining industry can measure performance and access capital.

US Steel draws interest from small Canadian rival it once owned

Mining News Pro - Canadian steelmaker Stelco Holdings Inc. is pursuing a bid for bigger rival and former owner United States Steel Corp., adding to a growing list of suitors for the iconic American company.

Esmark makes $7.8 billion offer for US Steel Corp

Mining News Pro - Esmark, a privately held company, said on Monday it had made an offer to buy US Steel Corp for $35 per share, or an equity value of $7.8 billion.

Smaller miners’ hunger for cash grows as copper prices fall

Mining News Pro - A fall in copper prices is having an outsized impact on small and mid-sized miners, forcing many to cut output, and some are now open to raising funds from new investors to ride out the current downtrend, several company executives told Reuters.

Tasmania gears up for green hydrogen

Mining News Pro - A joint feasibility study between the Tasmanian Government and the Rotterdam Port Authority has labelled Tasmania as a potential green hydrogen powerhouse.

Robots help ‘smart mines’ drive China’s coal build-out

Mining News Pro - Deep beneath the earth’s surface in a remote corner of northern China, a mechanical monster comes to life. Two massive discs armed with dozens of metallic teeth begin spinning against a solid wall, spraying dust and shiny black chunks of coal.

Agnico Eagle CEO mulls move to go big or get small in Australia

Mining News Pro - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. is weighing what to do with its only Australian gold mine after landing two big takeovers within two years that turned the Canadian company into the world’s third-largest gold producer.

The Path of net-zero Mining is Smart, not Hard

Mining News Pro - Meeting global net-zero goals will require an approach that starts at the mine.

Team up or get left behind, top gold miner warns smaller peers

Mining News Pro - The gold mining industry will need more mergers and partnerships to dig up harder-to-access deposits in an environmentally friendly way, according to the head of the world’s biggest producer.

De Beers rises small diamonds price amid shortage

Mining News Pro - De Beers, the world’s top diamond producer by value, has once again increased the price of its smaller stones as sanctions on Alrosa (MCX: ALRS), its Russian rival, have worsened a global shortage caused by two years of covid-related shutdowns.

Johnson Matthey predicts smaller platinum surplus, palladium, and rhodium deficits

Mining News Pro - A surplus in the platinum market should shrink this year and the palladium and rhodium markets are likely to move back into deficit, Johnson Matthey said in a report on Monday.

Australian court greenlights MMG’s Tasmania tailings dam study

Mining News Pro - In what has been labelled a ‘pro-mining judgement against the environment’ by a non-governmental organization, Chinese-owned base metals producer MMG Inc. (HK: 1208) has won the right to continue preliminary works for a controversial mine tailings dam inside the takayna/Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania’s west.

With eye on metal prices, US cautious on possible sanctions of Usmanov companies

Mining News Pro - The United States and its allies will look for ways to impose sanctions on companies under Russian metals and telecoms tycoon Alisher Usmanov’s control without raising the price of commodities, a U.S. Treasury Department spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday.

Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars

Mining News Pro - Tesla Inc. delivered 308,600 vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter, smashing the previous record for the electric-car maker and setting a capstone on a year in which the company joined the exclusive $1 trillion market valuation club.

Peru extends small-scale miners’ legalization process to 2024

Mining News Pro - Following a series of meetings between representatives of Peru’s executive and legislative powers and the small-scale mining sector, the country enacted a law that extends the process of legalization of artisanal miners to December 31, 2024.

Iron ore price falls to lowest in 18 months on dismal demand outlook

Mining News Pro - Iron ore prices sank on Thursday, dragged down by a dismal demand outlook for steel products and raw materials in China.

Gold price spike brings value for smart business

Mining News Pro - Spot gold prices have hit another five-month high – the second time in 2021 they’ve peaked at such an interval – reaching $US1866 ($2544) per ounce to end Friday, November 12.

In race to net zero, being small or diverse foils metal makers

Mining News Pro - A look at the underachievers in a new decarbonization ranking of metal producers shows size, location and metal type all matter, while diversification has its downside.

Rio Tinto disputes report that mismanagement caused Oyu Tolgoi’s woes

Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto is challenging the findings of an independent review into $1.4 billion in cost overruns and delays at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, restating the project’s troubles were caused by unpredictable geology issues.

Cameco inks deals to supply fuel for small modular reactors

Mining News Pro - Cameco signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), GEH SMR Technologies Canada, and Synthos Green Energy to evaluate the potential establishment of a uranium supply chain in Canada capable of service a potential fleet of GWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMR) in Poland.

Tasmanian Budget backs exploration and diversity

Mining News Pro - The Tasmanian Government has boosted mining in its Budget for 2021-22 with further investment in the Exploration Drilling Grant initiative and the Geoscience initiative.

‘No small feat’, says Vedanta as Lisheen receives closure certificate

Mining News Pro - The Lisheen mine, in Ireland, has formally transitioned into aftercare, signifying the completion of mine closure plan which started in 2015 when production at the former underground zinc and lead mine ceased.

Rio Tinto mismanagement caused cost overrun at Mongolian mine

Mining News Pro - An expert group reviewing the cause of a $1.4 billion cost overrun at a Mongolian mine run by Rio Tinto said it was caused by the miner’s mismanagement, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a report.

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