Mining

Japan mines Pacific Ocean mud to counter China’s rare earths chokehold

Japan mines Pacific Ocean mud for rare earths to counter China’s chokehold

America is becoming a petrostate

US scraps tighter limits on mercury emissions from coal plants

US allows coal plants to emit more toxic mercury into the air

Anglo American writes off half the value of De Beers

Metals traders will benefit from a fractured world

Eramet shares slump as financial and governance crisis deepens at miner

Rio Tinto defends growth prospects after failed Glencore talks

Glencore seeks big-ticket deals after Rio Tinto megamerger collapse

Glencore earnings dip as coal prices languish

US copper problem is processing, not supply, study finds

World’s largest miner BHP profits from pivot towards copper

Trump orders US defence department to buy coal-generated electricity

Nickel price jumps as Indonesia slashes quota at world’s biggest mine