Nigeria and France have agreed to develop joint projects to promote and diversify the critical minerals value chain in the solid minerals sector of both countries. Critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and rare earth elements are essential to clean energy technologies. In the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by both countries on … Read more
BHP, the world’s largest mining group, plans to expand its copper smelter and refinery at Olympic Dam in South Australia, with the application currently awaiting approval from the state government. “We are already growing BHP’s copper production in South Australia with projects and studies underway at all of our operating sites, and we’re moving at … Read more
Copper prices rallied on Friday above $10 000 per tonne for the first time in two years, propelled by soaring global demand and tight supplies. In early morning trade on the London Metal Exchange, the price of copper peaked at just over $10 028 per tonne, breaching the key level for the first time since … Read more
