Mining News Pro - The price of platinum group metals (PGM) has fallen by 42% this year and could widen a supply deficit if unprofitable mines are sidelined, according to a new report by an industry group.

Friday, December 15, 2023 - 23:28:45

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Mining News Pro - McKinsey & Co. joined the growing chorus warning that metals considered key to the clean-energy transition face shortages in coming years, potentially suppressing the adoption of electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels.

Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 13:55:55

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Mining News Pro - Carmakers who faced skyrocketing prices for lithium and other battery metals last year could increasingly adopt sodium-based cells in the future, helping to alleviate strains on raw materials as sales of electric vehicles surge, according to BloombergNEF.

Thursday, June 8, 2023 - 19:42:08

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Mining News Pro - Supply disruptions in China due to problems with hydropower mean hefty shortages of aluminum this year, which are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 23:19:32

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Mining News Pro - Chief executive of Hormozgan Steel Company told the parliament members and officials of the province that the company has some huge ongoing projects.

Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 17:40:22

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Mining News Pro - The merry-go-round of private meetings at an annual mining industry conference at Florida’s Hollywood Beach had a cast of new faces this year: auto sector executives increasingly anxious about surging prices and tighter supply of metals used in electric vehicle batteries.

Monday, March 6, 2023 - 22:42:49

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Mining News Pro - A jump in London Metal Exchange aluminum inventories is adding to mounting evidence of weakening demand for one of the world’s most important industrial metals, while some key buyers are trying to shun Russian supplies.

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 14:30:44

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Mining News Pro - A projected shortage of sulfuric acid could stifle green technology advancement and threaten global food security, according to a paper published in The Geographical Journal.

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 22:55:27

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Mining News Pro - Copper is key to electric vehicles, wind and solar power, as well as the infrastructure that transports and stores renewable energy.

Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 13:22:14

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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.

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 13:06:46

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Mining News Pro - Among elevated metal prices, lithium stands out, as booming electric-vehicle sales send the battery component skyrocketing. Conspicuously, the world’s biggest mining company has no plans to join the rush.

Monday, May 9, 2022 - 13:41:27

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Mining News Pro - Indian state-run aluminium producer National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is facing a coal supply shortfall, due to supplies being diverted to priority electricity generation and a shortage of trains to deliver fuel to NALCO’s power plants.

Monday, April 25, 2022 - 13:05:03

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Mining News Pro - The United States and European Union countries are unlikely to impose blanket sanctions on Rusal if Russia invades Ukraine as that would exacerbate aluminium shortages, propel prices to new records and damage manufacturing, analysts say.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 13:15:02

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Mining News Pro - Shares in Fresnillo fell more than 14% on Wednesday after the Mexico-focused miner cut its silver production forecast for 2022, saying that labour absences fuelled by the Omicron variant were expected to have a greater impact in the earlier part of the year than anticipated.

Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 13:12:00

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Mining News Pro - The iron ore price jumped on Tuesday after Fortescue raised concerns over a labour shortage in Australia because of covid-19 curbs, which could hamper output and shipments.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 12:31:18

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Mining News Pro - Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group on Tuesday posted a 2% rise in second-quarter shipments, but flagged pressures from strong demand for labour and resources, as well as supply chain constraints due to the pandemic.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022 - 13:09:25

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Mining News Pro - Australia has raised its outlook for mining and energy export earnings to a record A$379 billion ($272 billion) for the current fiscal year as coal and gas shortages in China and Europe pump up prices, the government said on Monday.

Monday, December 20, 2021 - 12:51:19

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Mining News Pro - Tin is in the grips of one of the longest-running squeezes ever seen in commodities markets, and there’s little sign of it letting up.

Thursday, December 2, 2021 - 18:30:31

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Mining News Pro - The shortage of semiconductors is clobbering the price of platinum-group metals as investors brace for a long-lasting hit to car production.

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 14:26:50

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Mining News Pro - Forestry and timber industry workers could be used to fill positions in the Western Australian mining sector under a proposal by the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC).

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 13:40:17

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Mining News Pro - Komatsu has revealed plans to build a $6 million training facility in Perth, with completion scheduled before mid-2022 to help alleviate Western Australia’s skills shortage.

Thursday, August 19, 2021 - 14:12:45

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Mining News Pro - The best solution to the resources sector’s skills shortage is to back Australian workers for mining jobs, according to a Mining People International survey.

Thursday, August 12, 2021 - 13:52:05

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Albemarle has delayed the second stage of its Kemerton lithium processing plant until early 2022 following labour shortages in Western Australia.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 13:40:41

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Mining News Pro - Roy Hill has suggested filling vacant mining roles with out-of-work airline pilots to combat the resource sector’s growing skills shortage.

Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 14:01:34

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Mining News Pro - Mineral Resources (MinRes) has lamented hard border closures in Western Australia that caused labour shortages for the company and affected its ability to freight iron ore.

Friday, July 30, 2021 - 13:31:18

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