Antofagasta loses bid to revive Minnesota copper-nickel project The project would have been one of the biggest US sources of metals needed to build electric vehicle batteries and other clean energy technologies. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 4:14 pm
Ghana sovereign wealth fund invests in nation’s first lithium mine Ghana's Minerals Income Investment Fund will buy a 6% stake in Atlantic Lithium's projects in the country. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 2:24 pm
American Lithium trades higher as it continues to refine PEA flowsheet A final calculated LC purity of 99.59% lithium carbonate equivalent was attained through the new optimized leach process. Staff Writer | September 7, 2023 | 1:54 pm
Portugal’s Lusorecursos gets environmental OK for lithium mine That puts the project in the northern Montalegre area near the Spanish border and with a planned investment of 650 million euros. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 10:07 am
China’s CMOC to boost Congo copper output after ending row with Gecamines The group will raise its copper output in Democratic Republic of Congo to 600,000 metric tons next year. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 9:32 am
Indonesia proposes critical minerals trade deal with US The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 8:02 am
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince looks to metals as new source of wealth Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country. Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 7:47 am
Vale Base Metals to invest $10 billion in Indonesia over next decade Vale is exploring a copper mine, comparable to massive Grasberg site. Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am
Summit Nanotech eyes $150m to scale up lithium extraction method The Canadian startup expects that its upcoming financing round reflects a valuation of $400-million to $600-million. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2023 | 6:38 am
