BlackRock voted against Glencore’s climate progress report Glencore has said it plans to run down its mines by the mid-2040s. Reuters | September 6, 2023 | 11:45 am
EU lawmakers see recycling as key in search for critical minerals The industry committee of the European Parliament will vote on its position on Thursday on the Critical Raw Materials Act. Reuters | September 6, 2023 | 10:40 am
Harmony Gold reports two fatalities at Kusasalethu mine The company recorded six fatalities in its financial year which ended on June 30. Reuters | September 6, 2023 | 10:32 am
Australia coal mine expansions threaten more methane, study says Emissions from Queensland coal and gas production could reach 26.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year by 2030, study shows. Bloomberg News | September 6, 2023 | 10:28 am
Prefeasibility for FPX Nickel’s Baptiste project puts NPV over $2 billion The company intends to develop a high-margin, long-life, large-scale and low-carbon mine. It will produce a 60% nickel concentrate for direct feed into the stainless steel industry. Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 10:15 am
Ivanhoe Electric’s assessment for Santa Cruz project details new source of ‘green’ copper in US The study estimates an after-tax net present value of $1.3 billion with an after-tax internal rate of return of 23%. Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 9:52 am
Pacific alliance adopts moratorium on deep sea mining The decision is a blow to the Solwara 1 project in Papua New Guinea, once poised to be one of the world's first deep sea mining projects. Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 9:45 am
Australia’s Resource Minister says tax breaks for lithium are ‘on the table’ “Australia can be more than a ‘dig and ship’ nation,” Tesla chair Robyn Denholm told a conference in Canberra. Staff Writer | September 6, 2023 | 9:13 am
South African mines to get a faster route to Mozambique port The Logistics Co. plans to open a trucks-only crossing at Komatipoort, just north of South Africa’s main Lebombo entry point into Mozambique. Bloomberg News | September 6, 2023 | 8:27 am