Toyota pledges $2.1bn more for EV battery plant in North Carolina Toyota's latest investment in the battery plant brings the total to $5.9 billion. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:51 am
Codelco shuts Ventanas smelter in move towards sustainable mining Environmentalists have called Quintero and its surroundings a "sacrifice zone" for repeated pollution incidents. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:46 am
Zambia orders halt to work on copper mine in Lower Zambezi park Zambia's government said Mwembeshi Resources had violated a number of environmental conditions pertaining to the Kangaluwi copper mine. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:44 am
Centerra to resume full operations at Öksüt after EIA approval In March 2022, Centerra temporarily suspended gold doré bar production at Öksüt after mercury was detected. Staff Writer | May 31, 2023 | 9:33 am
Impala takes control of RBPlat after acquiring key investor’s stake Impala raised its stake in RBPlat to 55.46% after South Africa's Public Investment Corp. sold its remaining interest. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:45 am
Anglo American reorganizes in pursuit of growth as finance boss retires Finance director Stephen Pearce will retire this year and the company will consolidate its production businesses into two regions. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:34 am
Commodity crash signals disinflation is taking hold for now From copper to wheat to natural gas, the cost of some of the world’s most important products is crashing. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2023 | 8:30 am
LME launches two consultations on reforms in wake of nickel crisis The first consultation will be on a requirement for warehouses to report the amount of all stored metal. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:28 am
US-China green energy rivalry ‘great for world,’ Forrest says Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest says it is healthy to challenge China’s dominance of sectors like renewable energy, EVs and battery metal processing. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2023 | 8:27 am