Nornickel cuts estimate of 2022 global palladium deficit It expects a global palladium market deficit of 100,000 ounces and a global nickel market surplus of 37,000 tonnes in 2022. Reuters | May 23, 2022 | 8:39 am
Indian steelmakers face hit on Europe deals over export tax Indian steel firms could be forced to cancel European orders after an overnight decision to impose export taxes on steel products. Reuters | May 22, 2022 | 10:01 am
Chile aims to outline state lithium firm model this year, minister says The Gabriel Boric administration is keen to get more closely involved in the booming market for lithium. Reuters | May 22, 2022 | 9:47 am
Work suspended at Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine after accident kills two The two workers were employed by Australian-based contractor Barminco. Reuters | May 21, 2022 | 7:22 pm
Hyundai Motor Group to invest $5.5 billion to build EV and battery facilities in US Hyundai will break ground on its new facility in Georgia in early 2023 and is expected to begin commercial production in the first half of 2025. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 12:35 pm
Unloved since Fukushima, uranium is hot again for miners Uranium miners are racing to revive projects mothballed more than a decade ago, spurred by renewed demand for nuclear energy. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 8:29 am
Sinosteel signs $680m iron ore mine deal with Cameroon Company will develop the Lobe iron ore mine in the central African nation. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 6:37 am
Europe aims to revive magnesium output by 2025 to cut China reliance Supplies from China fell late last year, igniting prices in Europe and focusing the EU on efforts to secure home-grown supplies. Reuters | May 20, 2022 | 6:33 am
Peru fails yet again to broker truce allowing Las Bambas mine restart On Thursday, Prime Minister Anibal Torres traveled to the Andean region of Apurimac, but he arrived late and then abruptly left the meeting only an hour after it had started. Reuters | May 19, 2022 | 2:17 pm
Colombia’s mining income to hit record in 2022 – industry group If the forecast proves correct, Colombia's income from mining would jump 69% this year from the previous 2021 record. Reuters | May 19, 2022 | 8:10 am
SQM profit soars on high lithium prices Chile, the world's largest producer of lithium, has profited from the rising global demand for electric vehicles. Reuters | May 19, 2022 | 7:54 am
In Chile’s Atacama, lithium mining stirs fight over flamingos Flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium. Reuters | May 19, 2022 | 7:35 am