Newmont plumps final bid for Newcrest to $19.5bn Newmont has raised its buyout offer by 16% to A$32 billion. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 4:02 pm
Sigma Lithium to start production ‘within days’ after Brazilian approval Production is expected to slowly ramp up in coming months and hit an annual production rate of 270,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate by July. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 1:42 pm
Codelco renews clean energy contract with Canada’s Innergex Innergex owns 55% of Pampa Elvira Solar, which generates heat through solar thermal collectors to recover dissolved copper. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 11:02 am
Peru will mine more copper in 2023, lithium permits pending Peru expects to produce 2.8 million tonnes of copper in 2023, versus 2.44 million tonnes last year. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:39 am
Indonesia to propose limited free trade deal with US on critical minerals The Southeast Asian country has been trying to leverage its nickel reserves to attract investment from battery and EV makers. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 10:33 am
Brazil Potash presses on with sensitive Amazon project Legal challenges are mounting to the miner's plans for extracting the fertilizer ingredient from beneath the Amazon rainforest. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 7:40 am
Sumitomo Metal Mining to produce lithium from 2028 The Japanese company will also enter discussions with a major overseas resource developer, the newspaper reported. Reuters | April 10, 2023 | 4:01 am
Canada’s budget measures brighten funding prospects for critical miners Canada's move to expand the investment tax credit for mining companies to align it with policies in the US is accelerating funding talks for critical miners Reuters | April 9, 2023 | 10:07 am
Canadian entrepreneur Lassonde plans to buy blocking stake in Teck’s Elk Valley Pierre Lassonde's comments came after Teck rejected an unsolicited takeover offer of $22.5 billion from Glencore. Reuters | April 8, 2023 | 1:55 pm
Colombia informal miners end month of protests, will dialogue with govt Talks will focus on finding technological alternatives for informal gold extraction, the interior ministry said. Reuters | April 7, 2023 | 11:53 am
Column: Is it time to embrace Congo’s artisanal cobalt miners? The problems around artisanal cobalt mining in DRC will take "a coalition to solve", according to Microsoft. Reuters | April 7, 2023 | 11:07 am
Australia to work with Germany on critical minerals study Australia is looking to partner with friendly nations to build up its value adding industry. Reuters | April 6, 2023 | 10:05 am