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Minopex is known as a leading outsourced mineral processing plant operator, having earned an impressive track record across 14 countries within Africa...
Base Metals
Fitch lowers commodity price assumptions due to COVID-19
Fitch Ratings has lowered short-term price assumptions for aluminium, nickel, copper, zinc and thermal coal due to COVID-19 pressures.
Energy
Mining under pressure to transition to renewable energy
Mining is large contributor to global warming through its use of fossil fuels and is facing increased pressure to move towards renewable energy.
Battery metals
Eurasian Resources Group plans battery material plant
ERG is assessing the construction of a battery material plant to produce nickel-cobalt-manganese precursor materials for electric vehicles (EVs).
Base Metals
Uncertainty to cloud global nickel market outlook in 2020
The global battery sector share of nickel demand is much smaller than other metals, getting the quantity of nickel that EVs will need remain a challenge.
Battery metals
Battery metals: Long term demand remains strong
The EV sector has taken the mining industry by storm in the last five years. Metals and minerals used in energy storage batteries have taken centre stage.
Platinum Group Metals
Surging palladium and rhodium prices good news for Ivanplats
Ivanplats is fast-tracking a feasibility study on a smaller-scale, early-stage development plan using Shaft 1 as a production shaft at Platreef.
Platinum Group Metals
Pollution-control devices drive palladium price surge
Palladium prices continue to surge topping $1,800/oz as stricter air-quality rules boost demand for the metal used in vehicle pollution-control devices.
Battery metals
Digital cobalt supply chain ready for 2020
A digital supply chain for cobalt has moved beyond pilot phase and is progressing toward live production computing environments starting in spring 2020.
Platinum Group Metals
Spot price of palladium reaches an all-time high
While many investors are focused on gold, palladium has been far and away the best performing precious metal for the past several years.
Event News
Nigeria will meet its roadmap targets
Nigeria’s mineral scene has never experienced such a national interest. In partnership with the MMSD and the NGSA, AGVM is exploring for several minerals.
