UAE conglomerate seeks to gatecrash China’s JCHX Zambian copper deal Abu Dhabi's most valuable company is now interested in acquiring Zambia's Lubambe copper mine. Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 5:28 am
Indian government rejects Hindustan Zinc’s plan to split company The company had planned to create separate entities for its zinc, lead, silver and recycling businesses. Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 5:17 am
Volta Metals to dig deep into fresh lithium discoveries The Canadian explorer has launched a structural targeting study at is Falcon West lithium property in Ontario. Staff Writer | March 22, 2024 | 5:12 am
Seabed mining regulator meets as critical minerals drive heats up A marine scientist has emerged as a new candidate to lead the International Seabed Authority. Bloomberg News | March 22, 2024 | 5:03 am
Boliden sees $48m hit to Q1 profit from strike in Finland It expects the impact of delayed deliveries to be temporary and to be regained in the second quarter. Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 4:16 am
India’s NMDC looking at lithium assets in Africa and Australia In June last year, NMDC's unit Legacy Iron Ore signed a lithium exploration pact with Australia's Hancock Prospecting. Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 4:12 am
Gemfields warns of $2.8 million loss on write-down Weak PGMs prices forced Gemfields to cut the value of its Sedibelo investment, which will result in a write-down ranging between $4 million and $28 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2024 | 4:01 am
More investors push Glencore to keep coal post-Teck deal Echoing a demand last week by activist Tribeca Investment Partners, three other top investors said they will vote to keep the unit. Reuters | March 22, 2024 | 2:50 am
SQM doubles down on lithium boom as peers go on the defensive On the edge of Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s biggest lithium refineries is about to get a lot bigger. Bloomberg News | March 21, 2024 | 4:28 pm