Japan’s nuclear policy shift marks a turning point for uranium
More than a decade after the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan roiled the uranium industry, the country has announced a major policy shift…
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Copper deficit a critical destabilizing threat to international security, says S&P Global
Copper scarcity may emerge as a key destabilizing threat to international security in the 21st Century an analysis by S&P Global found this week. “Projected annual shortfalls will place unprecedented…
Worsening economic outlook, weak metals prices marred mining in Q2, says S&P Global
Analysts at S&P Global Market Intelligence have pointed the finger at a worsening global economic outlook and softer metals prices for dragging down global mining activity in the three months…
Kinross reports ‘messy’ Q1 results as sale of Russian assets awaits approval
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says that the company is in “uncharted territory” regarding the closure of the sale of its Russian assets. In April, the company announced that…
Zinc price to remain high in the near term on Russia-Ukraine conflict – report
Market analyst Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research has revised its 2022 zinc price forecast higher by more than 20% to US$3,500 per tonne. In a market commentary, Fitch…
Sanctioned Russian nickel could slow global EV adoption, report
Sanctioning Russian nickel will slow the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and hinder the decarbonization of Western economies, according to a new report from GlobalData. The result, such actions will…
Alrosa suspends Natural Diamond Council membership
The affected by sanctions Russian diamond miner said it was doing “everything” needed to mitigate the impacts of the conflict on its clients and partners.
Kinross says its Russian gold mines unaffected by sanctions
Canadian senior miner Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) says its operations in Russia are operating to plan and currently remain unaffected by Western and US sanctions announced on…
Alrosa says global diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit
Alrosa, the world’s top diamond miner by output, says the industry has “fully recovered” from the Covid-19 pandemic as a structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing…
Fortescue best positioned to weather industry disruption – report
Fortescue Metals (ASX: FMG) leads in an Australia-heavy Top 10 listing of companies based on leadership in 10 areas that matter the most to the mining sector, GlobalData says in…
Forecasts morph into reality as tech metals fundamentals heat up
The world is at the start of an exponential upswing in demand for the suite of technology metals as a global top-down push for the energy revolution accelerates, Ryan Castilloux,…
Aluminium premia spike on planned Russian export tax
Russia has proposed introducing an export duty on aluminum as part of new measures to curb creeping inflation, sending regional premia in crucial European markets soaring, a new analysis by…