me-metals: The US Interior Department on Thursday gave final approval to ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the first domestic source of the battery metal to be permitted by President Joe Biden’s administration and one that will become a key supplier to Ford and other electric vehicle manufacturers.
News ID: 11408 Publish Date : 2024/10/26
me-metals: Spot zinc prices have shot above later-dated futures on the London Metal Exchange, signaling a tight market as large buyers scoop up inventories and pile into futures at a time when a string of mine disruptions threatens to throttle supplies.
News ID: 11402 Publish Date : 2024/10/24
UK-South African mining firm Anglo American has closed its 5mn t/yr Grosvenor coking coal mine in the Bowen basin region of Australia 's Queensland, after an uncontrolled explosion injured five workers at the site.
News ID: 9354 Publish Date : 2020/05/06
Australia n independent Woodside Petroleum expects low oil prices to persist for the rest of 2020 and into next year, given lower energy demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic from an oil oversupply across large producers.
News ID: 9280 Publish Date : 2020/04/30
Australia n refiner and marketer Viva Energy has started preparations to shut the residual catalytic cracker (RFCC) and associated processing units at its 128,000 b/d Geelong refinery in Victoria from early May.
News ID: 9241 Publish Date : 2020/04/27
Australia is drawing urea spot cargoes as importers prepare for a potential record sales year, marking a sharp contrast to the rest of Asia-Pacific where demand is absent.
News ID: 9221 Publish Date : 2020/04/22
Refiner and marketer Caltex Australia 's sales edged lower in March from a month earlier, hinting at a slowdown in product demand because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
News ID: 9177 Publish Date : 2020/04/16
The Queensland Treasury has reportedly informed Metro Mining Limited that the State Government has decided to not exercise veto right regarding the Metro's Bauxite Hills Mine Expansion proposal.
News ID: 9079 Publish Date : 2020/04/08
Fortescue Metals Group - world's 4th largest iron ore producer has decreased discount on low-grade ore for Mar' 20. SteelMint has learned from the market participants that FMG has lowered discount of SSF low-grade fines (Fe 56.7%) from 18% in Feb’20 to 16% for Mar'20 deliveries.
News ID: 9003 Publish Date : 2020/02/21
The Queensland state government has tightened the number of mine workers travelling from Australia 's other states to only those critical to operations to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
News ID: 8990 Publish Date : 2020/03/31
US- Australia n mining firm Coronado Coal is shutting its US mining operations and will ship from stocks in response to the coronavirus-induced economic downturn, although it will maintain operations at its Curragh coking coal mine in Australia .
News ID: 8973 Publish Date : 2020/03/30
Western Australia (WA) has stopped all fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers to its resources projects from New South Wales (NSW) that has the highest number of coronavirus infections in the country.
News ID: 8972 Publish Date : 2020/03/30
Australia 's loss-making aluminium smelters have warned their possibility of returning might get reduced post joining the society for COVID-19 lockdowns and appealed government to exempt them.
News ID: 8876 Publish Date : 2020/03/26
Australia 's ports and the mining firms that use them have called on the federal government to ensure that they continue operating through the coronavirus pandemic, by declaring the ports as essential industries.
News ID: 8867 Publish Date : 2020/03/25
Australia n lithium producer Pilbara Minerals has secured a five year offtake agreement with downstream Chinese lithium chemicals producer Yibin Tianyi.
News ID: 8865 Publish Date : 2020/03/25
Metro Mining has made public that it will resume mining at the Bauxite Hills Mine in early April’20, as formulated, with the first vessel to commence loading two weeks later.
News ID: 8832 Publish Date : 2020/03/23
Australia 's national airline Qantas plans to suspend all international flights from the end of March in response to the travel restrictions imposed by the Australia n government to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 8785 Publish Date : 2020/03/19
Australia n airline Virgin Australia today suspended all its international flights from 30 March to 14 June in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has affected global air travel. It will also make deeper cuts to domestic capacity of 50pc to all services until 14 June.
News ID: 8764 Publish Date : 2020/03/18
Australia n lithium producer Galaxy Resources is prioritising "resource life preservation" at its Mt Cattlin mine in Western Australia , in response to continued weak market conditions in the global lithium market.
News ID: 8687 Publish Date : 2020/03/11
Heavy rain and stormy seas in Australia 's Queensland have forced coking coal export terminals at the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) and Hay Point to halt vessels from berthing until 15 March. All berthing and loading operations at Abbot Point will also be suspended from tomorrow.
News ID: 8685 Publish Date : 2020/03/11