Canada clears Paladin’s $789 million Fission Uranium takeover The deal is expected to be completed by early January 2025. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 2:57 pm
South32 expects to start rebuilding at Mozambique project after post-election hit Earlier this month, the company retracted its output prediction for the Mozal aluminum smelter in Mozambique. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 2:52 pm
US graphite miners ask Washington to impose 920% tariff on Chinese rivals An existing tariff of 25% on most Chinese graphite is "far too low", the group representing US and Canadian graphite miners said. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 2:29 pm
Chile’s Enami eyes lithium license in boost to partner search Altoandinos would be the first project to go through community consultation and permitting under President Gabriel Boric’s public-private approach. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 12:25 pm
PetroChina to start metals trading, eyeing energy transition In addition to lithium and copper, the new PetroChina unit may also look to trade nickel. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 12:14 pm
Gold price extends loss as Fed cuts rates, signals less easing New forecasts showed several officials penciled in fewer rate cuts for next year than estimated. Staff Writer | December 18, 2024 | 11:54 am
Coal demand to keep hitting records through 2027, IEA says The latest forecast from the IEA sees demand for coal rising to nearly 8.9 billion tons by 2027, about 1% higher than 2024 levels. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:48 am
Glencore in talks to sell Philippine copper smelting unit Due to its location, the business — Pasar — has long been a key trading asset for Glencore. Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:39 am
Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries. Reuters | December 18, 2024 | 10:02 am
