Russian invasion increases challenges, risks for Ukraine coal mines Some coal mines operate despite Russian invasion. Reuters | June 9, 2023 | 8:11 am
Ghana returns to gold top spot as output jumps 32% Ghana lost the position to South Africa in 2021 after a drastic fall in output. Reuters | June 9, 2023 | 7:51 am
Nickel Industries plans to raise $633 million through share placement The Sydney-based miner has been working towards developing nickel for batteries. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 5:02 pm
Chile court extends closure of Lundin copper mine over sinkhole Lundin voluntarily stopped work at the Alcaparrosa mine in July 2022 when the sinkhole appeared. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 3:35 pm
Newmont suspends operations at Peñasquito mine in Mexico The operations were suspended in response to a labor strike notice. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 1:15 pm
US, UK discuss need to strengthen critical mineral supply chains Biden said a "key piece" of protecting technologies that are key to the national security interests of both countries. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 12:22 pm
Escondida copper mine conveyer belt faces pause after fire The company did not say whether the fire affected production. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 11:24 am
Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 10:53 am
Lykos Metals finds new gold deposits at Bosnia project In February, Lykos Metals said it had found significant quantities of gold at the Otomalj location of its Sinjakovo project. Reuters | June 8, 2023 | 9:46 am
Livista plans German lithium refinery for EV batteries It initially aims to refine 40,000 tonnes of lithium annually at the plant, or enough for batteries for around 850,000 EVs. Reuters | June 7, 2023 | 4:41 pm
Mongolian PM discusses EV investment, cooperation with Elon Musk Musk and the Mongolian government talked about a potential joint research venture on the use of rare earth elements and battery minerals. Reuters | June 7, 2023 | 8:07 am
Reduced appetite from central banks to bring gold demand down in 2023 – Metals Focus Demand for gold will drop 9% to 4,375 metric tons this year, according to the consultancy. Reuters | June 7, 2023 | 8:02 am