Zimbabwe orders lithium miners to submit refinery plans by March 2024 Africa's top lithium producer last year banned the export of lithium ore and has imposed a 5% export tax on concentrates. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 9:52 am
AustralianSuper builds stake in Pilbara Minerals Australia's largest pension fund is now the second largest shareholder behind Ganfeng Lithium. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 9:47 am
After court victory, LME bids to reboot confidence "The much bigger question is rebooting confidence," said a senior executive at an LME member broker. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 7:09 am
Saudi Arabia studies graphite, rare earths trading platform – minister The Kingdom has been studying setting up the trading platform for the past three months and it does not expect a decision to be made before the next six. Reuters | November 30, 2023 | 6:52 am
Nippon Steel to hunt for more coking coal, iron ore assets Japan's top steelmaker already owns stakes in several coking coal mines. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 10:05 am
Exxaro widens critical metals search to greenfield assets The South African coal miner plans to acquire manganese and copper assets. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 9:58 am
Boliden warns of lower Q4 copper ore throughput at Aitik mine Guidance for copper and gold content was not affected by the production disruptions. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 7:47 am
LME triumphs in lawsuit over cancelled nickel trades Hedge fund Elliott Associates and market maker Jane Street Global Trading brought the case after LME cancelled $12 billion in trades in 2022. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 7:43 am
India launches first part of critical minerals auction worth $5.4 billion India will also announce the acquisition of lithium blocks in Australia and Argentina in a month or two. Reuters | November 29, 2023 | 7:38 am
Strike at Las Bambas mine to end on Thursday The announcement comes after a government labor entity said the strike was improper. Reuters | November 28, 2023 | 1:34 pm
Dwindling copper supply from Panama and Peru could wipe out global surplus in 2024 If the Cobre Panama mine was to be permanently shut, then the market could easily move into deficit in 2024, a Macquarie analyst said. Reuters | November 28, 2023 | 10:15 am
Chile mining body says new lithium projects needed beyond SQM, Albemarle The head of one of Chile's top mining associations on Tuesday urged the government to speed up efforts to expand the lithium industry. Reuters | November 28, 2023 | 10:06 am