Electrical accident at Chile’s El Teniente copper mine leaves one dead El Teniente is an underground copper mine located in the Chilean Andes, 2,300 metres above sea level. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 2:54 pm
Polymetal says re-domiciling will not happen until July 31 at earliest The gold and silver producer would not complete its re-domiciling from Jersey to Kazakhstan on schedule. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 2:27 pm
Bolivia taps China, Russia’s Rosatom in bid to unlock huge lithium riches The deals follow a similar agreement in January with giant Chinese battery maker CATL. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 9:30 am
Biden administration aims $2 billion in grants at US electric vehicle transition Auto workers union has warned that a rapid change to EVs could put thousands of jobs at risk. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 8:28 am
Indian state-owned firm to sign lithium pact with Argentina The state-owned joint venture will "shortly" sign an agreement with Argentina to secure a few lithium blocks. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 7:40 am
Gold Fields sees growth from new mines as it pivots to Americas Miner aims to focus on new mines after failed Yamana Gold buy. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 7:34 am
Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor. Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 5:10 am
World faces ‘terrifying’ future if miners, regulators don’t step up — Newcrest The mining industry needs to bring online the equivalent of 17 more Escondidas by 2050, says interim CEO Sherry Duhe. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 5:58 pm
K92 Mining reports two deaths at mine in Papua New Guinea Two individuals have been fatally injured following an incident involving a vehicle at the Kainantu gold mine. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 2:12 pm
Bluebell Capital Partners asks Glencore board to replace CEO Bluebell, which has not disclosed the size of its shareholding, started an activist campaign at Glencore in 2021, urging it to separate its thermal coal business and sell its agricultural business Viterra. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 10:03 am
Miners tap waste for critical minerals Extracting copper, nickel, cobalt and other minerals from mine waste could provide a key new source of the minerals needed for the energy transition. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 8:33 am
US sanctions gold firms suspected of funding Wagner Group The country slapped sanctions on four companies located in the United Arab Emirates, Central African Republic and Russia. Reuters | June 28, 2023 | 8:24 am
