Pebble mine developer sues EPA over Alaska mine vetoNorthern Dynasty claims it has spent at least $1 billion over two decades in its efforts to develop the project, which was effectively killed.Reuters | March 18, 2024 | 2:51 pm
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Britain targets Russian gold, oil sectors in new sanctions Britain sanctioned two of Russia's largest gold producers, Nord Gold Plc and Highland Gold Mining Ltd. Reuters | November 8, 2023 | 7:18 am
Gold mining ETFs fail to keep pace with benchmark bullion fund The SPDR Gold Shares ETF has rallied 9.82% this year; yet those gains have not been reflected in the share prices of gold miners. Reuters | November 7, 2023 | 11:40 am
RANKED: World’s top 10 graphite projects Graphite grabbed recent news headlines when China announced it will require export permits for some graphite products. MINING.com Editor | November 7, 2023 | 11:03 am
Portugal PM quits over lithium project corruption probe Antonio Costa has resigned amid an investigation into possible crimes of corruption in government involving lithium and hydrogen projects. Bloomberg News | November 7, 2023 | 10:50 am
Peru miners say copper output could climb without impact from protests Victor Gobitz, president of SNMP, said 2024 output could hit 2.7-2.8 million metric tons. Reuters | November 7, 2023 | 10:11 am
Nascent recovery in Chilean copper mining is spluttering October’s export revenue from copper fell 6.7% from September and 8.8% from a year ago. Bloomberg News | November 7, 2023 | 10:05 am
Codelco cuts 2024 copper premium to China, changes contract structure The miner has offered to sell copper at a premium of $89 a metric ton to major Chinese clients for its 2024 contracts, a drop of 36% from this year. Reuters | November 7, 2023 | 9:57 am
Peru mine spending at eight-year low signals copper tightening Mining investment in Peru is expected to reach $3 billion to $3.5 billion in 2024, the country’s industry group SNMPE said. Bloomberg News | November 7, 2023 | 8:33 am
Copper, cobalt supplies from Congo stranded by truckers’ strike Already 2,700 trucks carrying around 89,000 metric tons of copper are stuck in Kolwezi. Reuters | November 7, 2023 | 8:16 am