NATURAL RESOURCES News August 2021 Zero emission mining equipment The founding members of the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas Alliance will work together with the original equipment manufacturer with the aim to plan, develop, test and deploy the next generation of mining...
NATURAL RESOURCES News August 2021 June 2021 Metals and Mining M&A deals Locrian Holding’s US$624.14m acquisition of Chackmore Unit Trust led the for global mining and metals M&A deals for June 2021. According to GlobalData’s deals database, total metals and...
NATURAL RESOURCES News August 2021 BHP increases nickel production BHP is set to increase its nickel production at its Mount Keith nickel mine in Western Australia by 40%. BHP is looking to increase production in response to an increase in demand for nickel with BHP’s...
NATURAL RESOURCES News August 2021 Chinese steel prices fall On Monday, 02 August 2021, the price of steel in China fall on the back of signs that the pace to cut carbon emissions was slowing. It has been reported that Beijing is attempting to slow efforts to reduce...
NATURAL RESOURCES News July 2021 Rio Tinto approves lithium investment Rio Tinto will invest US$2.4 billion to develop the Jadar lithium-borates operation in Serbia. Once production starts, Rio Tinto will become the largest supplier of lithium in Europe for the next...
NATURAL RESOURCES News July 2021 Billionaire establishes US$1.4 billion dollar gold fund Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian billionaire has established a US$1.4 billion fund to hold his own mining investments and to pursue new opportunities in the mining sector. The fund...
NATURAL RESOURCES News July 2021 Investment opportunities and critical minerals At the Green Energy Investment Opportunities virtual conference, a research geologist said that there are various rare-earth minerals present investment opportunities as they are used in...
NATURAL RESOURCES News July 2021 Iron ore prices produce strong returns for shareholders Kumba Iron Ore, an iron-ore mining company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange has increased production volume and sales which was supported by higher iron-ore prices. Kumba...
NATURAL RESOURCES News July 2021 Thermal coal prices rise On the back of a drought in China and rebounding electricity demand, the prices of thermal coal have soared and turned thermal coal into one of the best performing assets of 2021. Since the start of 2021, the...
NATURAL RESOURCES News July 2021 Financing floating solar projects in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has proven its ability to install large-scale floating photovoltaic (PV) power plants on water bodies. Daniel Mallo, head of natural resources and infrastructure, Asia...
