Category: Geology, Mining, and Metallurgy

Lithium Americas and GM Close Joint Venture for Thacker Pass Mine

Wedoany.com Report-Dec 29,Lithium Americas said on Monday it has closed its joint venture with US automaker General Motors to develop the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada. The miner’s CEO, Jo...

2024-12-29

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