Category: Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy

Nigeria Resumes Mining in Zamfara State on Improved Security

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 29,Nigeria has lifted a ban on mining exploration in the northwestern state of Zamfara after a five-year suspension, the mining minister said, citing improved security. Mining a...

2024-12-29

China’s 2025 Steel Demand to Fall 1.5% on Year, State Research Institute Says

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 27,China’s steel demand is forecast to fall 1.5% in 2025 and drop 4.4% in 2024 from the year before, the state-backed China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research In...

2024-12-27

El Salvador President Proposes Bill to Overturn Metals Mining Ban

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 27,El Salvador’s Congress will begin debating a bill on Saturday from President Nayib Bukele that would overturn a 2017 national ban on metals mining, the head of the pres...

2024-12-27

Iron Ore Rises on Pre-holiday Restocking, China Stimulus Hopes

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 27,Iron ore futures prices gained for a second straight session on Tuesday, supported by pre-holiday restocking by steelmakers in top consumer China and revived hopes of stimulu...

2024-12-27

President Biden to Decide Fate of Nippon Steel’s $15BN Bid for US Steel

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 27,Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid for US Steel has been referred to US President Joe Biden, a White House spokesman said, giving the president 15 days to decide on a tie u...

2024-12-27

The Coming Critical Minerals Trade War Is Brics Short of a Load

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 27,The incoming Trump administration’s threat of tariffs has muddied the already cloudy outlook for mining and metals in 2025. Chinese retaliation has been swift, imposing...

2024-12-27

Progress of Projects Such as the Orient Polymetallic Mine in Australia

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 27,Iltani Resources has seen high-grade mineralization at the Orient East silver indium project in northern Queensland, which had previously seen the highest grade mineralizatio...

2024-12-27

Government Inquiry Recommends Lifting Swedish Uranium Ban

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 24,Sweden should remove its prohibition on uranium mining to allow it to be exploited like other natural resources regulated under the Minerals Act, a government inquiry has con...

2024-12-24

Taykwa Tagamou Nation Invests $20 Million in Canada Nickel

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 19,Following final approval in January 2025, Taykwa Tagamou Nation in Ontario will hold 8.4 per cent equity interest in Canada Nickel Company Canada Nickel Company has a new $20...

2024-12-19

Benchmark: Supply of Mined Rare Earth Oxides From Non-Chinese Sources Set to Grow 5.8x by 2030

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 06,The rare earths supply chain is poised for greater geographical diversification as new mines and processing plants outside of China are brought into production throughout the...

2024-12-06