Lithium producers stay bullish on EVs despite growing headwinds A basket of prices for lithium tracked by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has dropped more than 60% this year. Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 12:34 pm
De Beers agrees five-year wage deal with S.African union The agreement also allows for participation in Anglo American employee share ownership plans. Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 10:25 am
Barrick CEO says focused on organic growth, dismisses interest in First Quantum "For me M&A is an ad hoc opportunity to create value," CEO Mark Bristow told Reuters. Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 10:10 am
Bears bet big that nickel can close the product gap Fund players have lifted their bets on lower prices to levels last seen in 2019. Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 7:55 am
Barrick beats Q3 profit estimates on higher production, lower costs Barrick said results were boosted by higher production at Cortez and Turquoise Ridge mines in Nevada and the Kibali mine in Congo. Reuters | November 2, 2023 | 3:20 am
First Quantum faces rocky road as Panama protesters dig in Investors wiped out about $6 billion, or 48%, from the company's market value this week. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 3:17 pm
Albemarle cuts annual forecast on slumping lithium prices Worries have been mounting that global EV demand is softening. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 3:02 pm
Zimbabwe lithium export earnings treble as projects take off Africa’s top lithium producer, Zimbabwe hopes demand for the mineral will help revive its ailing economy. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 1:24 pm
Poll – Copper to claw higher in 2024 despite headwinds Copper prices have shed about 15% since touching the highest in more seven months in January. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 10:01 am
Column: Mining faces gulf between ambition and reality on energy transition, China Mining companies in the West are facing two overarching challenges in trying to produce enough metals to enable the energy transition. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 9:38 am
China firm launches stock indices to tap into rush for safe-haven gold The new indexes include shares of global gold miners such as Newmont and Barrick. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 7:37 am
Gold mining spreads mercury to tropical birds, study says Birds living within 7 km of gold mining activity were found to have mercury concentrations over four times higher than those living at other sites. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 7:32 am
