Eni and Sonangol to broaden cooperation on biofuels, minerals The agreement was inked in Rome on the occasion of the Angolan President's state visit to Italy. Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 10:32 am
Sinomine’s Zimbabwe unit resumes operations Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe's oldest lithium mine, was forced to suspend operations on May 15 to allow government inspections. Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 9:30 am
Codelco sees ‘urgency’ to reach agreement with SQM this year Codelco chairman Maximo Pacheco said that he expects to give news in the "coming days". Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 8:45 am
Aboriginal group says remediation at Juukan rock shelters has begun The destruction of the culturally significant site in Western Australia triggered the exit of Rio's CEO, chairman and two senior executives. Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 7:22 am
Indonesia to allow exports of five raw minerals despite June ban Copper, iron ore, lead, zinc and anode mud from copper concentrates will be allowed to leave the country until May next year. Reuters | May 24, 2023 | 7:17 am
Chinalco expects to start Peru copper mine expansion no later than end-June Construction should start on its delayed $1.3 billion expansion project at the Toromocho copper mine in southern Peru in the next 30 days. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 12:57 pm
Allkem, set for merger, talks up Argentina’s ‘enormous’ lithium riches Argentina has benefited, analysts say, from a decentralized and market-led model. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 11:28 am
St Barbara ends talks with Silver Lake on Leonara bid Silver Lake had raised the cash component of the proposal by A$44 million after St Barbara rejected its earlier offer of A$707 million. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 10:19 am
Column: Aluminum is the West’s critical minerals blind spot Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 9:32 am
LME aluminum stocks climb by over 20,000t in South Korea The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 8:14 am
Union at Chile’s Centinela copper mine opts to extend talks Union members had rejected a previous proposal from Antofagasta in mid-May. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 8:09 am
Mining lags on female C-suite, board representation Women currently hold 14% of all mining executive positions and 12.3% of board roles, data showed. Reuters | May 23, 2023 | 5:50 am