MINES and MINERALS

Wednesday 30 April 2025 - 07:21

MINES and MINERALS NEWS SERVICE

Mozambique’s coal mines shed hundreds of workers as prices slump

me-metals: Mozambique’s coal mines including the country’s largest operation are laying off hundreds of workers following post-electoral violence and a slump in the price of the nation’s biggest export.

twenty-two Hours ago

India urging firms to acquire overseas iron ore, coking coal assets

me-metals: India is encouraging companies to acquire iron ore, coking coal, and other key raw material assets overseas, Steel Secretary Sandeep Poundrik said on Saturday, as the country ramps up its steelmaking...

twenty-two Hours ago

Burkina Faso grants mining lease to Russia’s Nordgold

me-metals: Burkina Faso has granted an industrial mining licence to Russian miner Nordgold for a gold project, the military-led West African government said, aiming to capitalize on record-high gold prices...

One Days ago

MP Materials halts exports to China

me-metals: A US producer of rare earth metals stopped shipments to China after Beijing placed export controls on similar materials crucial for defense and technology manufacturing.

Eight Days ago

China to keep building coal plants through 2027, state planner says

me-metals: China plans to keep building coal-fired power plants through 2027 in regions where they are needed to meet peak power demand or stabilise the grid, according to government guidelines for upgrading...

Thirteen Days ago

Ma’aden weighs foreign partner for minerals processing pact

me-metals: Saudi Arabia’s flagship mining company Ma’aden is considering choosing at least one of four foreign firms to form a rare earths processing partnership, three sources with knowledge of the matter...

Eighteen Days ago

Peabody Energy reviewing options related to deal with Anglo American

me-metals: Peabody Energy is reviewing all options related to its $3.78 billion acquisition agreement with Anglo American for some of its Australian steelmaking coal assets after a fire halted production...

Eighteen Days ago

Trump signs executive order to help revive dying coal sector

me-metals: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to revive the country’s shrinking coal industry, rolling back key restrictions despite the fuel’s major role in climate change and...

Eighteen Days ago

China deploys rare earths as weapon in trade war with Trump

me-metals: China has expanded its use of critical minerals as a trade weapon with curbs on exports of rare earths, threatening to shake-up the global supply of key materials used widely in high-tech manufacturing...

twenty-one Days ago

Ukrainian team to travel to US this week to discuss minerals deal

me-metals: A Ukrainian team will travel to the United States early this week to discuss a minerals deal, a Ukrainian source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Monday.

twenty-one Days ago