Sibanye secures debt funding for Finland lithium mine as prices slump

The Keliber project is targeting production for 2026.

Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:33 am

Lithium mining is slowly sinking Chile’s Atacama salt flat, study shows

Chile's Atacama salt flat is sinking at a rate of 1 to 2 centimeters per year due to lithium brine extraction.

Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:27 am

Lead sellers caught short by Shanghai delivery rule change

Would-be sellers of battery metal lead on the Shanghai Futures Exchange have been forced to search for overseas supplies.

Reuters | August 22, 2024 | 7:23 am

Patriot Battery targets 400,000 t/y at Quebec lithium project

Patriot plans to make a final investment decision by 2027, begin construction in 2028, and start production in early 2029.

Staff Writer | August 22, 2024 | 5:30 am

Lucara finds world’s 2nd largest diamond ever mined

The “epic” diamond, as Lucara put it, was detected thanks to a special recovery technology, installed in 2017.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2024 | 4:03 am

Whitehaven Coal to sell 30% Blackwater mine stake to Nippon Steel, JFE

Nippon Steel and JFE Steel will buy 20% and 10% stakes respectively.

Reuters | August 21, 2024 | 4:05 pm

Northvolt’s $20 billion battery plan suffers summer of setbacks

On Tuesday, the Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker closed down a Californian unit, Cuberg, that it acquired only three years ago.

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 3:10 pm

Wild first half for metals drives big jump in LME earnings

HKEX said core earnings from its commodities unit jumped by 82% from a year earlier.

Bloomberg News | August 21, 2024 | 2:19 pm

Chilean court orders halt of union roadblocks at Caserones mine

The court also banned bus stops and inspections that the company claims are carried out by the strikers.

Reuters | August 21, 2024 | 1:20 pm

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