Nyrstar to suspend operations at two US zinc mines The miner plans to temporarily close two zinc mines in Tennessee due to weak prices and the impact of inflation. Reuters | November 1, 2023 | 7:27 am
Livent quarterly profit misses expectations on expansion woes; cuts annual forecast The company pushed back the opening of a key expansion of its lithium operations in northern Argentina to next year. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 1:48 pm
Chinese wire rod giant Amer to wind up Shanghai copper trading book Amer’s Shanghai trading unit, Arc Resources terminated many contracts with existing customers and suppliers for the remainder of 2023. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 1:14 pm
Ionic Rare Earths aims for Uganda project decision late next year The Makuutu project is Uganda's first commercial rare earths project. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 10:38 am
Australia’s Mineral Resources raises stake in lithium miner The iron ore-lithium miner has raised its stake in Wildcat Resources to 19.85%. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 10:08 am
Debswana rough diamond sales down 21% on weak demand While Debswana sales have been affected by weak global consumer demand, the company has not cut back production. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 9:34 am
Australian mining red tape hurts its global investment case, says Hancock Hancock joins BHP and Rio Tinto in flagging red tape around mining projects as hurting Australia's drive to secure major investment. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 8:02 am
Kazakhstan says close to taking over ArcelorMittal unit Both sides agreed to preliminary terms for the deal on Oct. 22, just days before a explosion and fire at the Kostenko mine killed 46 people. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 7:56 am
Impala Platinum to cut spending after metal price decline Platinum prices are down about 15% so far in 2023. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 7:49 am
First Quantum shares extend slide, company says committed to rule of law Electoral court stated that it cannot organize a referendum regarding the Panama copper mine, as requested by President Cortizo. Reuters | October 31, 2023 | 7:42 am
Codelco says finance manager to take over as interim CFO The head of its finance department, Olivar Hernandez Giugliano, would step up as interim CFO. Reuters | October 30, 2023 | 4:01 pm
G7 plan to ban Russian diamonds to further dim industry sparkle But even before it is in force, producers say Western customers have been shunning gemstones from Russia. Reuters | October 30, 2023 | 10:08 am