Sibanye-Stillwater in talks to buy two Brazilian nickel-copper mines The South African company may soon add to its portfolio the Santa Rita nickel-copper mine and the Serrote copper-gold project. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2021 | 6:55 am
EU in talks with China to avoid “catastrophic” magnesium crunch China supplies the block with about 95% of the silvery-white metal used to make aluminum alloys for auto parts. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2021 | 10:27 am
Zijin opens Serbia’s largest copper mine The Cukaru Peki upper zone of the Timok copper and gold project is part of Serbia's only copper mining complex. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2021 | 8:15 am
Anglo American to resume mining at Grosvenor by year-end The underground mine was closed in May 2020 after a methane explosion left five workers seriously injured. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2021 | 3:50 am
Barrick Gold warns Pueblo Viejo to shut without new tailings storage facility The construction of a new tailings storage facility is a key part of the planned $1.3 billion expansion of the Dominican Republic gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2021 | 5:49 am
Rio Tinto says 60 Jadar mines wouldn’t fill looming lithium gap It estimates that committed lithium supply and capacity expansions will contribute just 15% to demand growth over the 2020-2050 period. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2021 | 3:27 am
Frontier produces battery-quality lithium hydroxide in Ontario Lithium salts were produced using a third-party’s process technology and material from its the PAK lithium project. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2021 | 7:33 am
Battle for Noront heats up with BHP’s sweetened offer The world’s largest miner is now offering $339.10 million for Noront, a 36% premium to its previous offer and a 7% premium to Wyloo's. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2021 | 5:25 am
Hochschild to spin off Chilean rare earths project The precious metals miner will demerge 80% of Aclara's shares while keeping the remaining stake in the company it acquired in 2019. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2021 | 3:42 am
Alrosa says diamond sector “fully recovered” from pandemic hit A structural production decline paired with growing end-user demand are pushing prices past levels reached in 2019. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2021 | 9:02 am
