Panama vows to talk to First Quantum in coming months on shuttered mine Panama’s new president has said that the mine may need to be temporarily reopened in order to responsibly prepare for a permanent closure. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 12:41 pm
German Chancellor defends planned lithium deal with Serbia Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are currently in discussions with Serbia’s government to invest in the country. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 11:56 am
Nornickel weighs projects in new top market China Nornickel executives held talks with potential Chinese partners this month and signed about 10 memorandums of understanding, Bloomberg sources say. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2024 | 11:52 am
Silver Mines secures $20m investment from Lundin, Rule-led fund The company's flagship project hosts the largest known undeveloped silver resource in Australia. Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:59 am
Foran upsizes placement to $263m for Saskatchewan projects The proceeds will primarily go to the McIlvenna Bay copper and Bigstone copper-zinc projects. Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:24 am
US has second-longest mine development timeline in the world, S&P Global says Mines in the US go from discovery to production on an average of 29 years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 18, 2024 | 10:07 am
Blank-check firm to buy Turkish mine in $290 million bet on copper demand The Gediktepe mine marks the beginning of ACG's global copper consolidation strategy. Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:54 am
Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market". Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:34 am
Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner. Reuters | July 18, 2024 | 9:31 am
