Gold One could dismiss more than 500 in South Africa after mine sit-in The Sydney-based gold miner will dismiss 401 workers at its Modder East operations. Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 9:29 am
Mongolia needs mining investments ramp up to meet GDP target – finance minister The country derives a quarter of its gross domestic product and 90% of exports from mining. Reuters | January 9, 2024 | 9:23 am
CME’s lithium contract volumes thrive after price slump CME's lithium hydroxide contract is cash-settled, therefore easy to use as hedgers do not need to worry about taking delivery of unsuitable grades. Reuters | January 9, 2024 | 9:05 am
Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals Junior producers have been particularly hard hit. Bloomberg News | January 9, 2024 | 8:59 am
Calibre posts record annual gold production, exceeding 2023 guidance Looking ahead, the company is expecting its gold production to fall between 275,000 and 300,000 oz. in 2024. Staff Writer | January 9, 2024 | 8:47 am
New material efficiently extracts uranium from seawater Using electrochemical extraction, a new material attracts hard-to-get uranium ions from seawater more efficiently than existing methods. Staff Writer | January 9, 2024 | 6:06 am
Avino gets community ok to develop La Preciosa La Preciosa hosts one of Mexico's largest undeveloped primary silver resources and is located about 19km from the company's Avino mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 5:58 am
Alcoa to cut Kwinana refinery production in phased-out shutdown It will begin curtailment of the Western Australia refinery in the second quarter, and cease all output of alumina by the third. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 3:29 am
New critical mineral mines in British Columbia could generate nearly $600 billion, study says Mansfield Consulting examined 14 potential critical mineral mines and two mine extensions, and found the long-term economic impact of operations over several decades could be nearly C$800 billion ($599bn). Amanda Stutt | January 8, 2024 | 1:28 pm
