Cobalt: The ripple effect
ON August 7 this year, Glencore announced its plans to close the Mutanda mine, citing reduced economic viability and the low prices as the...
Stavely hits 40pc Cu
STAVELY Minerals (ASX: SVY) has reported “outstanding” shallow, thick, high-grade copper-gold intercepts at its 100pc-owned Thursday Gossan prospect in Victoria, 250km west of Melbourne.The...
Charging the battery
LITHIUM will be the biggest player in the coming electric vehicle revolution, but the tech metal has fallen on tough times of late.The fall...
Good as gold
INTERNATIONAL instability, a strong Australian gold industry and a weak Australian dollar have sparked a a booming international gold rally, with the price jumping...
Gold price soars past $1900 mark
GOLD has reached an all-time Australian dollar high, after soaring past $1900poz to reach a peak of $1906 on June 4.It marks an increase...
Government seizes golden opportunity
VICTORIAN treasurer Tim Pallas has taken Victorian gold miners by surprise after imposing a 2.75pc gold royalty on the sector.Miners say they were not...
Nickel: China syndrome
WHILE 68pc of global nickel is still used for the production of stainless steel, and only 3pc for battery metals, an announcement by the...
Tungsten: Taking Shape
Wet tabling of scheelite from Mulgine Hill to produce a bulk sample of tungsten concentrate (under UV light). Image: Tungsten Mining.
BY ELIZABETH FABRI
DEMAND is...
Diamonds are Forever?
Image: Rio Tinto.
BY ELIZABETH FABRI
AUSTRALIA'S only operational diamond mine – Argyle – is almost at the end of its run leaving a huge void...
Commodity Focus: Graphite
Image: Renascor Resources.
BY ELIZABETH FABRI
LITHIUM has been the poster child for the booming battery metals market. However, what many may not know is the anodes...