Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture? As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a gold rush the easiest way to get rich is selling shovels and picks. Frik Els | July 10, 2024 | 6:15 pm
Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out The world’s 50 biggest miners gained a combined $42 billion during Q2, but the ranks of lithium stocks in the top tier have halved as valuations plummet. Frik Els | July 9, 2024 | 5:47 pm
China to launch its first platinum, palladium futures The Guangzhou Futures Exchange will be the first exchange to allow delivery against its contracts in a form used by the main consumers. Reuters | July 9, 2024 | 6:50 am
Anglo American kicks off coal assets sale — report Anglo is said to have hired Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Centerview Partners to assist with the sale of $5 billion worth of assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2024 | 4:03 am
Ramp Metals plunges after new gold assays in Saskatchewan Ramp is betting on a geological trend 30 km southwest of the historical Rottenstone open pit mine. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | July 8, 2024 | 10:52 am
Rio Tinto ups stake in Sovereign Metals with $12.4m investment The fresh investment takes Rio's interest in Sovereign, the owner of Malawi's Kasiya rutile-graphite project, to 19.76%. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2024 | 3:50 am
Australia’s Chalice Mining inks deal with Mitsubishi to develop PGE project The companies will develop the Gonneville PGE-nickel-copper-cobalt project in Western Australia. Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 3:59 pm
Impala Platinum reports strike at Bafokeng operations Impala has said it could cut 3,900 jobs as it restructures its South African operations. Reuters | July 2, 2024 | 10:00 am
Sibanye ‘will have to’ shutter US mine unless palladium recovers Sibanye took a $2.1 billion writedown on its unprofitable US assets earlier this year. Bloomberg News | June 26, 2024 | 9:47 am
