Higher investment risk appetite boosts activity at LME by 11% in 2023Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.Reuters | January 11, 2024 | 9:38 am
Vale’s $10 billion spend on Canada targets existing potentialVale Base Metals chairman Mark Cutifani is undertaking a unit-wide…Colin McClelland | January 11, 2024 | 7:55 am
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic OceanThe bill, voted 80-20 by lawmakers on Tuesday, allows commercial…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 9:35 am
China lithium futures ride environmental rollercoaster The most-active July contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange surged by 10%. Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 9:20 am
SQM makes $9.4m follow-on investment in UK battery recycling firm Since SQM's initial investment of $2.57 million last year, Altilium has hit a number of key development milestones. Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 8:51 am
Aluminum price surges as White House plans fresh sanctions on Russia President Joe Biden said the US plans to unveil a “major” sanctions package against Moscow on Friday. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2024 | 8:22 am
Piedmont Lithium to sell remaining stake in Sayona Mining for $39 million The sale would not affect Piedmont's joint venture or offtake agreement with Sayona's business unit, Sayona Quebec. Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 7:22 am
Sibanye-Stillwater flags $2.5bn write-down on metals prices collapse Miner expects to report a 91% drop in annual profit for 2023 due to a sharp decline in metals prices and operational problems. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2024 | 5:52 am
First Quantum inks $500 million copper deal with Jiangxi amid Panama mine struggles Jiangxi Copper, the Canadian miner’s top shareholder, will receive 50,000 tonnes of copper anode per year from mines in Zambia. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2024 | 3:47 am
Sayona delivers Moblan lithium feasibility with $1.6 billion NPV Annual production will be 300,000 t/y of concentrate over a 21-year life for the mine. Staff Writer | February 20, 2024 | 11:21 am
CHART: China’s Belt and Road mining investment hits record China’s overseas investment in metals and mining as part of its Belt and Road Initiative surged by 158% last year, hitting $19.4 billion with energy transition metals the main focus. Frik Els | February 20, 2024 | 9:57 am
Gecamines plans overhaul of mining JVs in world’s top cobalt supplier The Democratic Republic of Congo's state miner is broadening a push to extract more from its copper and cobalt joint ventures Reuters | February 20, 2024 | 8:11 am