Antofagasta shares fall after 2024 copper output forecast disappoints The Chilean miner said it produced 469,100 tons of copper in the first nine months of 2023, 4.1% higher than the same year ago period. Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 8:53 am
Paladin becomes sole owner of Michelin uranium project With its JV partners now out of the picture, Paladin will work on defining a path forward for the project in Labrador, Canada. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2023 | 6:09 am
‘Green’ battery recycling technique allows for massive recovery of aluminum, lithium A recently developed method allows for the recovery of 100% of the aluminum and 98% of the lithium from spent electric car batteries. Staff Writer | October 18, 2023 | 5:15 am
Grupo Mexico proposes work group to address Sonora river contamination Nine years ago, a toxic mining acid spill into the Bacanuchi river in Mexico's Sonora state became one of the country's worst ecological disasters. Reuters | October 18, 2023 | 4:08 am
Codelco to buy Lithium Power for $244 million The acquisition would mark the Chilean copper giant's first foray into the lithium space, as part of the country's new public-private model for the sector. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2023 | 3:28 am
Vale Institute of Technology, ICMBio to execute genetic sequencing of plants and animals in Brazil By the end of 2027, the GBB will produce 5,000 genomes of species from Brazilian biodiversity, with 80 species initially defined. Staff Writer | October 17, 2023 | 4:13 pm
Tharisa delays Zimbabwe platinum mine, citing weak prices and uncertain economy Tharisa is building the 194,000 ounce per year Karo PGM mine at a cost of $391 million. Reuters | October 17, 2023 | 3:45 pm
Vale’s iron ore output falls as operations failure hits key mine The firm produced 86.2 million metric tons of iron ore between July and September. Reuters | October 17, 2023 | 3:17 pm
Whitehaven to buy BHP’s Queensland coal mines in $4.1bn deal The decision furthers BHP's push to exit its coal operations in Queensland. Reuters | October 17, 2023 | 2:42 pm