Vale has reached a deal with the state of Para to have the operating licenses of its Onca Puma nickel mine and Sossego copper mine reinstated, the Brazilian miner said in a securities filing on Thursday.

Diamond exploration company Karelian Diamonds has unveiled promising indications of nickel, copper and platinum group elements (PGEs) in its licence areas in Northern Ireland.

On June 24th, the APNI released INPI Index.

French miner Eramet said on Monday it had decided, along with Germany’s BASF, to cancel a $2.6 billion joint investment project in a nickel-cobalt refining complex in Weda Bay, Indonesia.

China’s nickel giant Tsingshan Holding Group has started production at its $1 billion steel plant in central Zimbabwe, a company official said on Thursday.

China Baowu Steel Group has completed its purchase of a stake in the Simandou project in Guinea, as China’s top steelmaker looks to expand its interest in the world’s largest untapped iron ore mine.

World crude steel production for the 71 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 165.1 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2024, a 1.5% increase compared to May 2023.

China exports 188387.245 tons of ferrosilicon (Si>55%) in Jan-May 2024.