Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform The Mexican Senate approved a new mining law that the mining chamber and Canada rebuked. Reuters | April 29, 2023 | 4:48 pm
Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine. Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 4:18 pm
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron resource in Nevada soars by 168% The company said it estimates the Rhyolite site now holds enough lithium carbonate to power more than 50 million electric vehicles. Blair McBride | April 28, 2023 | 1:09 pm
Glencore deal for Teck would face stringent review, Trudeau says Trudeau promised that, if the government is asked to approve a deal, it will be consistent in applying Canada’s takeover rules “so investors can know what they’re getting into.” Bloomberg News | April 28, 2023 | 12:43 pm
Women in Mining Spotlight: Jeannette McGill VP and General Manager of Metals and Mining at AspenTech was former Head of Technology & Innovation: Platinum at Anglo American. Amanda Stutt | April 28, 2023 | 11:52 am
GRAPHIC: Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom A global market deficit is expected for 2023 as a whole, but surpluses are likely from next year, rising to 145,693 tonnes by 2027. Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 11:01 am
Brazil’s path to potash production in the Amazon The mine is one of several potential projects which the government hopes will end Brazil's almost complete reliance on imports of the material. Amanda Stutt | April 28, 2023 | 10:57 am
Zimbabwe will issue gold-backed digital tokens from next month The tokens, to be sold through banks in local and foreign currency at a 20% margin above the interbank mid-rate, will be introduced in two phases. Bloomberg News | April 28, 2023 | 10:55 am
Metal prices to fall in 2023 — World Bank “In the longer term, the energy transition could significantly lift the demand for some metals, notably lithium, copper, and nickel,” the bank said. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 28, 2023 | 10:54 am