Gold miners say they’re now disciplined as dealmaking heats up Deal appetite has picked up as gold soared to successive records on the outlook for lower US interest rates, central-bank buying and haven demand. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 4:31 pm
White House says review of Nippon Steel’s proposed purchase of US Steel ongoing A source told Reuters this week that the US national security panel reviewing Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion bid. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 1:26 pm
Saskatchewan processing plant first to produce rare earth metals in North America Facility is ready to produce 10 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium metals per month, with purities greater than 99.5%, SRC said. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 1:24 pm
Gold price sets new record on Fed’s first rate cut since 2020 Fed's announcement on Wednesday caps a period of flux in the gold market. Staff Writer | September 18, 2024 | 12:06 pm
Column: China’s coal use and output are rising, even as renewables surge Electricity from thermal sources rose 3.7% in August from a year earlier, according to official data. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 10:32 am
EV batteries with nickel get boost in China after prices retreat China’s EV market is offering a tentative challenge to the shift toward batteries with no nickel or cobalt. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 10:08 am
BHP’s fertilizer boss bets on low-cost potash to challenge rivals Jansen mine is expected to produce potash at costs that are less than the top Canadian operations of fertilizer giants Nutrien and Mosaic. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
Electra teams with Ontario First Nations investment firm on battery recycling The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario. Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | September 18, 2024 | 9:44 am
China pushes back on US probe of uranium exports China said it is willing to continue "normal economic and trade cooperation" with countries around the world, including Russia. Reuters | September 18, 2024 | 9:37 am
