Germany’s Stolberg lead smelter reopens after sale to Trafigura The Stolberg plant largely supplies European battery producers with lead. Reuters | April 6, 2023 | 7:39 am
Copper mining project must be suspended, Ecuador court rules The Imbabura provincial court said a 2014 environmental license and other permissions given for the Llurimagua project do not comply with proper parameters. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 12:04 pm
South Africa’s Northam quits RBPlat takeover battle Northam's decision to end its pursuit of RBPlat clears the path for Impala. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 10:57 am
Brazil court backs crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon Court decision legal practice of buyers accepting the origin of the precious metal with paper receipts based on the "good faith" of the seller. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 10:48 am
Chile copper production down 3.4% in February – Cochilco Output from Codelco fell 14.8% year on year to 105,400 tonnes. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 7:43 am
Chalice in talks with automakers on minority stake The company owns the Julimar nickel project, one of the biggest nickel sulphide finds in recent years. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 7:40 am
BHP’s exploration accelerator to open to uranium, lithium finds BHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June. Reuters | April 5, 2023 | 4:49 am
Harita Nickel sets IPO price at $670 million The pricing was set at the higher end of the initial indicative offering range. Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 10:58 am
Anglo American, Sweden’s H2 Green Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking processes The agreement includes studying and trialling the use of iron ore products from its Kumba mines in South Africa and Minas-Rio mine in Brazil. Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 9:50 am
KoBold Metals appoints female CEO for Zambia copper unit Top female executives at global metals and mining companies held just over 11% of C-suite positions in 2022. Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 7:51 am
Swiss court upholds corruption ruling against mining magnate Steinmetz Beny Steinmetz was sentenced two years ago in one of the mining industry's most high-profile legal disputes. Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 7:19 am
Shanghai Futures Exchange lowers margin requirements for metals trading Margin requirements for copper and aluminum will be lowered from 12% to 9%. Reuters | April 4, 2023 | 7:01 am