Albemarle moves ahead with Kemerton plant expansion The $135m contract with Monadelphous Group is part of Albemarle's plans to double lithium hydroxide output at the plant. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2023 | 3:44 am
Bluejay Mining goes solo at Finland project as JV with Rio Tinto ends Along with the 100% project ownership of the Enonkoski nickel-copper-cobalt project, it will retain all drilling results. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2023 | 8:09 am
South32 takes $1.3 billion charge on Arizona project South32 blamed supply costs for pushing up the price of developing the Taylor deposit, the largest asset within the Hermosa project. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2023 | 3:53 am
Excellon Resources acquisition of La Negra falls through Excellon's two board members have resigned after the mine seller unexpectedly sent it a notice terminating the transaction. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2023 | 4:03 am
Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2023 | 5:45 am
MinRes backs out of Chinese investment deal with Albemarle Billion-dollar deal that would have seen MinRes acquire a stake in downstream assets in China owned by Albemarle. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2023 | 3:46 am
Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 5:03 am
Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in the UK Tata's first gigafactory outside of India will supply locally-made batteries to the company's its Jaguar Land Rover factories. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 3:53 am
Canada’s regulator clears Newmont’s acquisition of Newcrest The world’s largest gold miner is also progressing towards receiving regulatory approvals in other jurisdictions, with a transaction close expected in the fourth quarter of the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2023 | 7:32 am
Petra Diamonds misses production target for 2023 on lower grades It produced 2.67 million carats for the year to June 2023, down by 20% from fiscal 2022 and below its guidance of 2.75-2.85 million carats. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2023 | 3:41 am
