Four mining sector trends to watch in 2025 - Mining Technology
Dec 31, 2024 · Four key trends that will continue to influence the mining sector in 2025. Credit: dee karen via Shutterstock. Four key trends that shaped the mining sector in 2024 – digital acceleration, the energy transition, a focus on responsible business and the growing involvement of government in the ...
Top mines that started operating in 2024 - Mining Technology
Dec 18, 2024 · Chris Ellison, managing director of MinRes, is hoping the road trains will be autonomous “in the next three to four months”.. Luele diamond mine, Angola In January, a huge new diamond mine started operating in Angola. The Luele mine, with an expected mine life of 60 years, is in Lunda Sul Province, north-east Angola.
What a trump victory means for the mining industry - Mining …
Nov 7, 2024 · Trump 2.0 is expected to focus on four policy priorities: tax cuts/financial deregulation; protectionist tariffs on imports from China (especially) and other trade partners designed to reverse the harms of globalisation for American workers; combatting illegal immigration; and promoting abundant and cheap energy.
2024 in data: the trends that shaped the mining sector
Dec 19, 2024 · BHP also set ambitious targets for its emissions reductions across all scopes, with a target of a 30% decrease in scope 1 and 2 emissions from 2020 levels by 2030, and a goal of net-zero operational emissions by 2050. At a national level, Australian mining companies continued to try to cut emissions. Most miners have stipulated 2050 as the target year for achieving net-zero carbon emissions ...
Saudi Arabia ready to mine the future as it looks beyond oil
Dec 23, 2024 · However, the kingdom is about to make a substantial investment in its mining sector, banking on growing demand for energy transition minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel, as well as gold and some rare earth metals.. According to GlobalData’s Market Assessment of Mining Industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2023 report, the nation is well positioned to become a leading mineral ...
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Trump 2.0: critical minerals, China and the IRA
Dec 10, 2024 · With the guiding principle of the Trump 2.0 administration shifting back to security, we can expect a tougher stance on China and increased focus on diversification of critical mineral supplies, according to Frank Fannon, former US Assistant Secretary of …
Sarytogan gets environmental permit for Kazakhstan graphite mine
The Sarytogan Graphite Deposit is located in the Karaganda region of Central Kazakhstan. Credit: Bonsales/Shutterstock. Australia-based Sarytogan Graphite has secured an environmental permit from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the development of its ...
Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining agree to merge
Nov 19, 2024 · Piedmont Lithium and Sayona Mining have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses to form a lithium company, leading to Sayona becoming the ultimate parent company (MergeCo).. The transaction will see an equal split in equity holdings between Piedmont and Sayona shareholders, each obtaining approximately 50% of MergeCo immediately after the deal’s conclusion.
The global cobalt market: outlook to 2030 - Mining Technology
4 days ago · Much of cobalt’s market trajectory depends on its origin as a secondary element extracted from copper and nickel ores. Credit: RHJPhtotos via Shutterstock. Within the global hierarchy of critical minerals that miners are racing to extract, cobalt remains highly sought after. We explore the cobalt ...