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Nickel: EU-Indonesia fight over who owns the future of clean energy
Indonesia boasts some of the richest mineral deposits in the world, but for a long time has focused on extracting and shipping minerals to other countries for processing. The Jakarta government has tried to change this situation, but is facing strong resistance from...
Iron ore: half-year profits expected to fall for Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto is the first of the world's iron ore majors expected to cut half-year profits starting this week, as supply chains normalise after Covid-19 and attention shifts to demand from suppliers to China's steel industry. The world's largest iron ore producer is...
Steel: production reduction in Europe affects world output
Global crude steel production fell 1.1 per cent year-on-year to 943.9 million tonnes in the first half of 2023, due to lower production in Europe and the Americas, according to data provided by the World Steel Association on Tuesday. Production in China, the world's...
Zinc: trade unions and Tara Mines management meet but reopening date still dependent on price recovery
Fears of serious layoffs at Tara Mines were expressed by the parent company's CEO, Boliden, who threw cold water on hopes of a quick return to production. The Tara Mines unions, who met with management yesterday (Tuesday), said they were disappointed that the company...