Eramet produces first lithium from Centenario plant in Argentina
Eramet becomes the first European company to produce lithium carbonate at an industrial scale.
In a statement released to the Johannesburg stock exchange Monday, Gold Fields Limited said that production at its Cerro Corona mine in the Cajarmarca province in Peru has to date not been affected by the continuing protest actions against Newmont Mining and Buenaventura’s proposed Conga gold mine.
Cerro Corona is about 60km away from the proposed Conga project, but is on the same public road. The company said it has been able to secure supplies to maintain production for a further week and will look for alternative supply routes should the protest action be prolonged.
Gold Fields is one of the world`s largest unhedged producers of gold with attributable annualised production of 3.5 million gold equivalent ounces from eight operating mines in Australia, Ghana, Peru and South Africa. Gold Fields also has an extensive and diverse global growth pipeline with four major projects in resource development and feasibility, with construction decisions expected in the next 18 to 24 months.
Gold Fields has total attributable gold equivalent Mineral Reserves of 76.7 million ounces and Mineral Resources of 225.4 million ounces. Gold Fields is listed on the JSE Limited (primary listing), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ Dubai Limited, Euronext in Brussels (NYX) and the Swiss Exchange (SWX).
