Gecamines plans overhaul of mining JVs in world’s top cobalt supplier
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s state miner is broadening a push to extract more from its copper and cobalt joint ventures, seeking to negotiate for higher stakes across the board to gain leverage in management of some of its biggest mines.
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World’s biggest jeweller Pandora stops using mined silver and gold
Pandora, the world’s largest jeweller by amount of products sold, has stopped using mined silver and gold and now only manufactures with recycled precious metals, which require less energy to produce.
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Major miners pledge no exploration-related activities at world heritage sites
The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) said on Wednesday that its members would stay away from exploration-related activities at world heritage sites and focus on ensuring no net loss of biodiversity at any mining sites.
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Aneka Tambang sells shares of subsidiaries to world’s biggest EV battery company
Mining News Pro - Indonesian miner Aneka Tambang has sold shares worth $467.18 million in two of its subsidiaries to a unit of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL).
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The diamond world takes radical steps to stop a pricing plunge
Mining News Pro - When the world’s most important diamond buyers arrived at De Beers’ offices in Botswana late last month, they were presented with a rare offer by their host: the option to buy nothing at all.
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The world’s iron ore powerhouse is preparing to reinvent itself
Mining News Pro - Vast heaps of crushed brown rock hem the Indian Ocean at Western Australia’s Parker Point port — each a stockpile of 200,000 tons of iron ore, ready to be poured into a procession of bulk carriers bound for Asia’s steel mills.
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Codelco loses CFO in latest blow to world’s top copper miner
Mining News Pro - Codelco is losing its chief financial officer in the latest setback to Chile’s state-owned copper behemoth, as slumping output erodes profit and pushes up debt levels.
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China’s gold prices surge, hitting a record against the world
Mining News Pro - China’s suddenly full of gold bugs.
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Welcome to the crazy world of China’s lithium mine auctions
Mining News Pro - Welcome to the world of China’s lithium auctions, where vast numbers of bids are placed, firms end up spending over a thousand times the opening price, and buyers promising hundreds of millions of dollars have walked without paying.
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It’s getting harder to find mining engineers a green world needs
Mining News Pro - Digging up the metals that go into power grids and electric cars is crucial to the energy transition. While the mining industry has plenty of reserves to tap, it faces a worrying shortage of young workers needed to get materials out of the ground.
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Solar money in China drives world renewable investment to record
Mining News Pro - The world is spending more money than ever in renewable energy, most of it on solar power in China, according to a report from BloombergNEF.
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China’s gold prices rising higher than rest of world due to import curbs
Mining News Pro - China’s gold price is rising against levels in London, a trend that local traders say is due to government curbs on imports of the precious metal.
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World battles to loosen China’s grip on vital rare earths for clean energy transition
Mining News Pro - Refining rare earths for the green energy transition is hard. Just ask MP Materials and Lynas.
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The mining world turns to Saudi cash for critical metal supply
Mining News Pro - A $2.6 billion deal announced last week has set the stage for a potentially landmark shift in the metal and mining investment landscape: the arrival of Saudi Arabia as a pivotal player.
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World’s biggest wind power projects are in crisis just when world needs them most
Mining News Pro - Offshore wind projects are facing an economic crisis that erased billions of US dollars in planned spending this week — just as the world needs clean energy more than ever.
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World’s biggest gallium buyer says clients stockpiling
Mining News Pro - China’s planned export controls on gallium have caused frantic stockpiling of speciality semiconductor wafers made from the metal, according to the world’s largest gallium buyer.
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World’s biggest nuclear power plant being planned in Canada
Mining News Pro - A Canadian utility is starting early work to expand a nuclear plant, potentially building the world’s biggest facility as growing demand for clean energy spurs interest in atomic energy.
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The world’s appetite for solar panels is squeezing silver supply
Mining News Pro - Changes to solar panel technology are accelerating demand for silver, a phenomenon that’s widening a supply deficit for the metal with little additional mine production on the horizon.
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Norsk Hydro produces world’s first aluminum using green hydrogen
Mining News Pro - Norsk Hydro has made the world’s first batch of aluminum using green hydrogen in a step toward decarbonizing the production of the metal.
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Dubai Diamond Exchange, Sotheby’s unveil world’s largest ruby
Mining News Pro - The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has hosted the unveiling of two remarkable gemstones at its Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE).
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Comparing the metal values of the world’s biggest sports trophies
Mining News Pro - The ultimate prize of any major sporting event — trophies — are widely regarded as the biggest (to some, maybe the only) barometer of success for an individual athlete or collective team.
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World to face potash price crunch as Brazil Potash propels Autazes project toward production
Mining News Pro - High potash prices will likely persist as the world scrambles to bring more production online amidst concerns over food security, privately held developer Brazil Potash says.
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World’s biggest nickel projects
Mining News Pro - Nickel is used mainly in the steelmaking process, but also in production of batteries for electric vehicles, and it is the metal that has grabbed the most headlines so far this year.
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World Gold Council sees positive 2023 outlook for gold amidst global uncertainty
Mining News Pro - Despite an “unusually high level of uncertainty” surrounding consensus expectations for 2023, on balance, a “mixed set of influences implies a stable but positive performance for gold,” the World Gold Council states in its Gold Outlook 2023: The global economy at a crossroads.
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World’s second-largest steel producer India to also become its most responsible through green steel adoption, says Jyotiraditya Scindia
Mining News Pro - The steel minister indicated the country may be looking at making it compulsory for steelmakers to dedicate a certain percentage of their capacity to green steel as well as encouraging its usage in government projects.
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