International Graphite opens pilot processing plant in Western Australia It comes as Australia seeks to develop its critical minerals processing industry. Reuters | November 25, 2022 | 7:52 am
Mali’s gold reserves climb to 881.7 tonnes – mines ministry official B2Gold Corp currently accounts for the bulk of reserves. Reuters | November 25, 2022 | 7:46 am
Toronto Stock Exchange targets mid-sized Brazilian companies for IPOs The most successful example of a company that raised capital in Canada in its initial stages is Sygma Lithium Corp. Reuters | November 25, 2022 | 7:42 am
Ghana orders miners to sell 20% of refined gold to central bank Ghana's government is planning a new policy where gold rather than US dollar reserves will be used to buy oil products. Reuters | November 25, 2022 | 7:38 am
Australia to become ‘more assertive’ on foreign investment in critical minerals Federal investment has already flowed into Iluka Resources' rare earths processing plant in central Australia. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 4:49 pm
Aurubis CEO ‘disappointed’ LME did not ban Russian metals Aurubis had previously said it wanted the LME to impose an immediate ban on Russian metal due to risk of warehouses filling up. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 10:21 am
Freeport settles six-year high copper charges for 2023 with Chinese smelters The charges, paid by miners to smelters to process ore into refined metal, are the highest since 2017 and 35% higher than the 2022 benchmark. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 10:00 am
South Korea truckers strike again with auto, battery supply chains at risk A Hyundai Steel spokesperson said its daily shipment of about 8,000 tonnes of steel products at its Pohang factory could not be moved on Thursday due to the strike. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 7:59 am
China’s copper scrap market to remain tight on limited supply China's copper scrap import growth is expected to decline in the fourth quarter due to volatility in exchange rates and price fluctuations. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 7:10 am
BHP sees 2-3 years of elevated costs, near-term copper oversupply Surplus will have evaporated by the end of the decade, BHP's Chief Development Officer Johan van Jaarsveld said. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 7:04 am
Korea Zinc and Trafigura in talks over smelter venture Korea Zinc also announced a $592 million investment in green hydrogen and the battery sector. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 6:57 am
Higher copper treatment charges needed to ensure copper supply – smelters Smelter executives on Thursday called on miners to pay higher treatment and refining charges. Reuters | November 24, 2022 | 6:50 am