Glencore halts major zinc-lead mine in Australia after heavy rainfall The suspension could exacerbate a tightened supply of zinc concentrates. Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 8:42 am
France sets end March deadline for New Caledonia nickel deal Under the proposed deal, the French state would subsidize energy prices alongside local authorities up to 200 million euros a year. Reuters | March 21, 2024 | 5:49 am
Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 3:38 pm
SQM, Codelco agree to extend deadline on tie-up terms to the end of May Deadline to set terms on a partnership extended from the end of this month. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 2:05 pm
Platinum metals face structural hit to demand from electric vehicle revolution According to analysts at Macquarie, demand for both platinum and palladium from the auto sector will start falling beyond 2025. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 10:30 am
Peru approves Buenaventura silver mine with $144 million investment The Yumpag project was approved to mine 1,000 tonnes per day, allowing it to produce an estimated 6.5-7.2 million oz. of silver by 2024. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 8:55 am
China coal industry group expects output growth to slow in 2024 The projection comes on the back of record output in 2023. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 7:40 am
Zimplats to offer voluntary job cuts after platinum price rout Zimplats did not say how many of the 8,000 permanent and contract jobs were targeted. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 7:28 am
Shanghai nickel, tin prices fall as Indonesia ramps up mining quota approval process A senior Indonesian mining ministry official said the country was working to accelerate the approval process. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 7:20 am
Vale expects nickel market deficit by 2028, executive says "We are very strong on nickel fundamentals," chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer Emily Olson told the CERAWeek energy conference. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:53 am
India’s mineral production grows nearly 6% in January The country produced over 99.8 million tonnes of coal in the period on the back of rising power demand. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:47 am
Rescuers battle rubble and water in race to save 13 trapped Russian miners The miners were trapped on Monday by a rock fall at the Pioneer gold mine, one of Russia's largest. Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 6:06 am
