Peru copper production dips 1.2% in January The new figures come after a 17% drop in output from MMG's Las Bambas mine and a 13.4% fall from Freeport-McMoRan's Cerro Verde mine. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 4:11 pm
Aurion shares bounce on B2Gold JV discovery in Lapland The discovery in the emerging Sore area returned significant intercepts such as 26.45 grams gold per tonne over 2.5 metres. Henry Lazenby | March 19, 2024 | 4:03 pm
South32 withdraws Australian manganese output forecast as cyclone shuts major mine A cyclone disrupted operations at its Groote Eylandt Mining unit. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 3:56 pm
Sigma Lithium receives letter of arbitration from LG Energy Solution LG Energy alleges that Sigma is in breach of certain provisions in connection to a lithium supply agreement entered in 2021. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 3:50 pm
Rio Tinto to invest $350 million in Argentina lithium project Rio is working to begin production by the end of the year at Rincon. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 1:16 pm
US explored adding more cobalt to defence stockpiles Any increase in cobalt holdings would be aimed at reducing reliance on China, which dominates the processing of the material. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 12:11 pm
Global Atomic stock plunges as Niger’s junta expels US troops The military coup in July led the U.S. to suspend government funding for Dasa, but the company raised C$15 million in January. Colin McClelland | March 19, 2024 | 11:58 am
Glencore-backed Peru zinc miner Volcan halts three mines over permits Volcan said it would suspend its operations in the San Cristobal, Carahuacra and Ticlio mines for up to 30 days as it works on updating an operating permit for its Rumichaca tailings dam. Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 11:37 am
Alleged $600 million nickel fraudster can’t pay his bills Prateek Gupta was last year accused by commodities giant Trafigura Group of orchestrating a massive fraud against it. Bloomberg News | March 19, 2024 | 10:51 am