NATURAL RESOURCES News March 2022 Korea and Australia Sign a MoU for Increased Investment in Australian Mining The Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resource Corporation (KOMIR) and the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) have signed a memorandum of understanding...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2022 MMG’s Las Bambas Copper Mine Faces New Round of Blockades MMG Limited, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1208:HK) announced on 07 February 2022 that it would have to stop production at its Las Bambas copper mine by the 20th...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2022 Mining Companies Look to Udokan, Siberia for Untapped Copper Forecasting rising demand in copper, Russian mining companies have invested heavily into opening mining operations in Udokan and another remote Siberian copper reserve to...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2022 Blockchain Certification Scheme for Rare Earths Used in the Production of EVs Electric vehicle manufacturers may be subject to an EU-funded certification scheme using blockchain technology to certify that rare earths used in the...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2022 EV Demand Caused Global Cobalt Production to Hit Record High in 2021 The global production of cobalt hit a record high of 170,000 tonnes in 2021 according to preliminary data released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), a 20%...
NATURAL RESOURCES News February 2022 Australia and South Korea to Strength the Supply and Demand of Critical Minerals The Australian government has penned a strategic cooperation agreement with South Korea, covering rare earths, lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel...
NATURAL RESOURCES News November 2021 Hochschild’s shares plummet Shares in Hochschild fall sharply on the back of the Peruvian Government’s efforts to close and block extensions of the company’s Pallancata and Inmaculada mines over environmental concerns. The company...
NATURAL RESOURCES News November 2021 Carbon neutral coal The Allam-Fetvedt Cycle technology, which is a new type of power cycle to reduce emissions, may be capable of providing a net-zero opportunity for coal by producing saleable hydrogen as a by-product of coal,...
NATURAL RESOURCES News November 2021 Namibia green hydrogen key player Namibia is well suited to exploit wind and solar energy thanks to its annual 3,500 sun hours and its vast lands with perfect wind speed that is capable of being harnessed for profitable wind...
NATURAL RESOURCES News November 2021 Reliance and Saudi Aramco deal scrapped Reliance Industries’ shares drop on the back of news that the US$15 billion deal with Saudi Aramco has been called off. Reliance Industries and Saudi Aramco had signed a “non-binding letter...
