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Platinum market faces smaller deficit in 2024, WPIC says

Demand for platinum is expected to decline by 6% to 7.7 million troy ounces in 2024.

Reuters | November 21, 2023 | 9:11 am

ARIS Mining: The $350 million gold producer poised for a $300 million annual windfall

Neil Woodyer’s transformation from shy schoolboy to gold magnate and…

Tommy Humphreys | November 21, 2023 | 4:01 am

Liberia’s President-elect Boakai to review mining concessions

The West African country has rich mineral reserves of diamonds,…

Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 12:49 pm

Canada uncorks $1.1 billion critical minerals fund

First off from a C$300 million pool, applicants can seek…

Colin McClelland | November 20, 2023 | 12:46 pm

Chile discusses IRA benefits with US to lure lithium investments

Authorities from Chile have held discussions with President Joe Biden…

Bloomberg News | November 20, 2023 | 10:46 am

Newmont, Glencore bids crack into metal industry’s top takeovers

Both deals — if completed — would rank among the top 10 biggest takeovers of metals producers.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 1:19 pm

Chile to present large lithium investment plan for 2025-2030 this month

One of the plan's aims is also to promote decentralization.

Reuters | April 11, 2023 | 11:54 am

Export restrictions may threaten the green transition, OECD says

The restrictions have increased more than five-fold in the last decade to a point where 10% of the global value of exports is subject to at least one measure, the OECD says.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 10:20 am

Silver vs. Stocks: Comparing performance during recessions

Silver is a unique precious metal that derives demand from scarcity and also industrial applications. So how has it done during recessions?

Visual Capitalist - Elements | April 11, 2023 | 10:19 am

More than half of aluminum in LME warehouses produced in Russia

The exchange has not banned Russian metals from being traded and stored in its system since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

Reuters | April 11, 2023 | 7:53 am

Glencore sweetens offer for Teck with $8.2bn cash incentive

Revised bid gives Teck’s shareholders the option to receive cash plus 24% of the metals unit, instead of exposure to coal and oil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2023 | 5:53 am

G-7 nations tussle over bid to phase out coal power by 2030

The EU, the US and Japan have expressed reservations about a UK proposal to phase out out domestic coal power generation by 2030.

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2023 | 4:30 am

One of Teck Resources’ top investors backs separation plan

Egerton Capital UK said it will support proposal to separate Teck's base metals and a coal businesses in upcoming shareholders vote.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2023 | 3:26 am

Peru will mine more copper in 2023, lithium permits pending

Peru expects to produce 2.8 million tonnes of copper in 2023, versus 2.44 million tonnes last year.

Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:39 am

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