Workers at Codelco threaten strike over lack of investment at smelter Codelco last week said it stopped its Ventanas smelter and refinery to carry out maintenance after authorities declared an environmental emergency. Reuters | June 14, 2022 | 12:11 pm
Critical Elements delivers feasibility on Rose lithium with $1.9 billion after-tax NPV The study envisions a 17-year operation that will excavate a total of 26.3 million tonnes of ore grading 0.87% Li2O. Staff Writer | June 14, 2022 | 12:09 pm
Elemental Royalties, Altus Strategies merge, creating global gold royalty company Elemental Altus Group has a combined portfolio of 69 assets across 13 jurisdictions. Staff Writer | June 14, 2022 | 11:31 am
Gold price extends decline as market braces for bigger rate hikes Investors are now increasingly betting that Fed officials will consider the biggest interest-rate increase since 1994. Staff Writer | June 14, 2022 | 10:37 am
Caterpillar leaves Illinois after decades to relocate to Texas The machinery producer said the move is in its “best strategic interest,” without citing what benefits it will gain from relocating out of the Greater Chicago area. Bloomberg News | June 14, 2022 | 10:12 am
Team up or get left behind, top gold miner warns smaller peers Those who don’t understand such fundamentals “are doomed to be left behind,” Newmont's Tom Palmer says. Bloomberg News | June 14, 2022 | 10:10 am
Gem Diamonds finds 245-carat diamond at Letseng The white diamond, found over the weekend, is third one over 100 carats recovered this year at the company's mine in Lesotho. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2022 | 9:55 am
Iron ore price down ahead of China’s central bank rate announcement Market focus has turned to the People's Bank of China, which could cut the rate on its medium-term lending facility on Wednesday. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 14, 2022 | 8:50 am
Column: LME shadow stocks up in April but downtrend only paused Europe and the United States look set to live with very low inventory cover across the metallic board. Reuters | June 14, 2022 | 8:07 am