Dec 31, 2024 · Four key trends that shaped the mining sector in 2024 – digital acceleration, the energy transition, a focus on responsible business and the growing involvement of government in the market – are expected to continue into 2025.

Dec 26, 2024 · US lithium producer Arcadium Lithium has secured shareholder approval for its acquisition by mining giant Rio Tinto in an all-cash transaction valued at around $6.7bn.. The deal, announced in October this year, would make Rio Tinto one of the world’s largest lithium suppliers.

Nov 7, 2024 · Trump 2.0 is expected to focus on four policy priorities: tax cuts/financial deregulation; protectionist tariffs on imports from China (especially) and other trade partners designed to reverse the harms of globalisation for American workers; combatting illegal immigration; and promoting abundant and cheap energy.

Jun 18, 2024 · GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.. GlobalData’s Mining Intelligence Center tracks production, consumption, imports and exports of 17 key commodities across 60 countries, whilst its Mines & Projects Database tracks over 30,000 mines and projects with 200+ data fields for each, including ...

Jan 2, 2025 · In a blog for the World Economic Forum, Professor David Victor of the University of California, San Diego, highlighted investors’ response to that growing demand. He said: “What is interesting about lithium is how investors are responding. In 2022 alone there was a one-fifth expansion in global supplies of lithium.”

Jan 2, 2025 · Snow Lake CEO Frank Wheatley said: “As we are now well-funded to continue our exploration programmes, our focus for 2025 will be on our two highly prospective uranium projects: our Engo Valley project in Namibia and our Black Lake uranium project in the Athabasca Basin, Northern Saskatchewan.

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Oct 7, 2024 · Russian aluminium producer United Company Rusal International (Rusal) is planning to double the capacity of its Boguchansky aluminum smelter in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, reported Reuters via mining.com, citing the local government in the Krasnoyarsk region.. By the end of this decade, the smelter’s total production capacity is set to increase to 600,000t.

Dec 19, 2024 · 2. Whitehaven closes $4.1bn purchase of Queensland coal mines . In April, Whitehaven Coal concluded the acquisition of the Daunia and Blackwater metallurgical coal mines in Queensland, Australia, from the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, a joint venture (JV) between BHP and Mitsubishi Development. This transaction solidified Whitehaven as a major metallurgical coal producer as it aims to meet global ...

Mar 10, 2020 · Palladium. Rhodium’s little brother palladium also did well out of the Dieselgate scandal. After sales of diesel vehicles slumped and petrol alternatives came back into fashion, platinum – used primarily in catalytic converters for diesel vehicles – took a tumble, while petrol-friendly palladium rose.