Brazil okays BHP’s $6.6 billion acquisition of OZ Minerals The deal still requires the approval of Australia’s regulatory bodies and the copper-gold miner shareholders, who are set to vote in April. MINING.COM Editor | February 7, 2023 | 5:51 am
Historically low stocks behind spike in zinc price for delivery tomorrow Zinc inventories in LME registered warehouses at 16,225 tonnes are at their lowest since June 1989. Reuters | February 7, 2023 | 5:06 am
Tees Valley lines up lithium deal with Britishvolt’s top bidder Recharge Industries has been selected as the preferred bidder for the majority of the insolvent battery firm’s business and assets. Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 4:57 am
South Africa hit by investment strike, key mining employer says More than 200 days of power cuts last year and blackouts every day so far in 2023 have dented confidence. Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 4:47 am
Gecamines seeks to diversify into ‘transition’ minerals Congo's state mining company plans to explore for minerals including lithium, tin, and rare earths. Reuters | February 7, 2023 | 4:21 am
US judge orders waste rock study for Thacker Pass lithium project The proposed mine would be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries. Reuters | February 7, 2023 | 4:16 am
NioCorp aims for 92% rare earth recoveries at demo plant in Quebec Ore came from the company's Elk Creek project, in Nebraska, where it plans to extract metals such as niobium, scandium and titanium. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2023 | 3:48 am
Mammoth gold miner in the making after Newmont’s $17bn bid for Newcrest The deal would be one of the biggest in Australian history, though initial feedback suggests that Newmont will have to improve its bid to succeed. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2023 | 9:59 pm
Newmont open to sweetening $16.9bn bid for Newcrest – source Already the world's largest gold producer, Newmont would become a gold mining behemoth should it prevail in its bid for Newcrest. Reuters | February 6, 2023 | 8:32 pm
