Silver price to benefit from solar sector demand once rates peak The sector will be responsible for 14% of total demand for silver this year compared with 5% in 2014. Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 6:53 am
Vedanta to split business into six listed companies The metals-to-oil Indian conglomerate seeks to boost growth amid a financial performance decline by parent company Vedanta Group. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2023 | 6:53 am
Kazatomprom to end uranium production cuts in 2025 For seven years including 2023, the company has produced 20% less than its contracts with the Kazakh government allowed. Reuters | September 29, 2023 | 6:37 am
Mining People: Colibri, Iamgold, Gladiator, West Red Lake, F3 Uranium, CopperCorp, Pacific Bay Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 6:27 am
Tajikistan or Britain? Origin of famous Bronze Age tin ingots sparks controversy A new study refutes previous findings that assigned the tin from the Uliburun shipwreck to the Mushiston deposit in Tajikistan. Staff Writer | September 29, 2023 | 6:06 am
Embattled Scotgold puts staff on unpaid leave The owner of Scotland’s only gold mine is in talks with an administration specialist should it fail to secure funds to continue operating. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2023 | 4:59 am
CleanTech Lithium kicks off exploration at two new Chilean assets Initial sample results show a subsurface brine aquifer target in the Salar de Atacama basin and the presence of boron. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2023 | 3:44 am
Brazil mineral rights dispute casts shadow on Sigma Lithium expansion A Brazilian court injunction is halting the sale or mining of two plots of land where Sigma Lithium is planning open pits. Reuters | September 28, 2023 | 3:05 pm
European insurers are underwriting 30% of US coal, study says Coal is widely excluded from investment portfolios, and many banks have placed significant restrictions on lending to avoid it. Bloomberg News | September 28, 2023 | 2:56 pm