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
ERG asks Congo to lift copper unit ban, denies pollution charge Eurasian Resources Group has asked authorities to reconsider a ban imposed on its Boss Mining unit's copper and cobalt operations. Reuters | June 7, 2023 | 7:51 am
Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August It signed a deal with two China-linked companies in June 2021 to construct the railway, despite facing legal action from Australia's Sundance Resources. Reuters | June 7, 2023 | 4:02 am
Tsingshan to invest in 50,000 t/y lithium project in Zhejiang province China, with an output of 395,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate in 2022, is the world's top smelter of the metal. Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 10:06 am
Column: LME aluminum stocks battle comes with a Russian twist There was another raid on London Metal Exchange aluminum stocks last week. Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 9:58 am
Anfield Energy to buy uranium project in New Mexico from enCore Energy The acquisition will increase Anfield's uranium resource base by more than 60%. Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 8:20 am
Bauxite miners urge Indonesia to rethink export ban as deadline looms The country is due to stop shipments of the raw material for aluminum starting Saturday. Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 8:10 am
South32 hires RBC for Botswana copper bid The company has picked the bank to help it put together a bid for Botswana's Khoemacau mine. Reuters | June 6, 2023 | 8:00 am
