Botswana’s Debswana diamond sales fall 48% in first quarter In the first quarter, Debswana sold diamonds worth $560.9 million, from $1.085 billion registered in the same period last year. Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 8:36 am
Glencore’s climate action plan wins more support from shareholders The new plan published in March included an intermediate target to reduce emissions by 25% by 2030. Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 6:09 am
Codelco and SQM agree on final lithium deal Their partnership is expected to start in 2025 and run through 2060, with Codelco overseeing general management as of 2031. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2024 | 6:07 am
High-capacity iron-based cathodes for EV batteries are now a reality Researchers at Canada’s McGill University unlocked the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly materials. Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 6:06 am
Indonesia to issue copper export permits for Freeport, Amman Indonesia banned shipments of all raw minerals from June 2023, but Freeport and Amman were given a year-long dispensation to export their copper concentrate. Reuters | May 31, 2024 | 6:04 am
Mining People: Dundee, FPX Nickel, Hecla, LiTHOS, Foran, Southern Arc Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 6:04 am
The home of Malbec wine makes a play for copper in Argentina mining revival Argentina’s Mendoza province is moving to spur exploration of its copper deposits. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2024 | 5:59 am
Silver Lake shareholders approve merger with Red 5 The $1.5bn deal creates Australia’s fifth largest gold producer. Staff Writer | May 31, 2024 | 3:39 am
Chile hopes SQM-Codelco deal to proceed as planned, finance minister says The arrangement would see Codelco take a majority stake in SQM’s Atacama salt flat assets in exchange for 30 more years of operations. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2024 | 3:15 am