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
Australia wins US support for critical minerals industry The two countries have reached an agreement to coordinate polices and investment to support the industry's growth. Reuters | May 22, 2023 | 11:14 am
Polymetal plays down scope of sanctions as London-listed shares tank Polymetal's Russian operations accounted for around two-thirds of the group's revenue in 2022. Reuters | May 22, 2023 | 9:11 am
Codelco launches subsidiaries to manage lithium takeover plan The Chilean state miner has created two subsidiaries to run a newly mandated lithium business. Reuters | May 19, 2023 | 12:43 pm
US Forest Service pauses timeline for Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine The USFS has told a federal court it is not sure when it could approve a land swap allowing Rio to develop the Resolution Copper mine. Reuters | May 19, 2023 | 12:33 pm
Column: Lithium slump puts China’s spot price under the spotlight High-flying lithium has come crashing back to earth. Reuters | May 19, 2023 | 8:40 am
Gem trader HB Antwerp eyes African diamonds after Botswana pact The firm is looking for potential deals to process rough diamonds in countries including Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho and the DRC. Reuters | May 19, 2023 | 8:24 am
