US-EU critical minerals deal would give EU broader trade relief An accord would essentially allow EU companies to take advantage of some of the benefits in the IRA. Bloomberg News | April 28, 2023 | 7:52 am
One of the world’s lithium leaders looks like a shakier source While it was well-telegraphed, Chile’s new model for lithium still surprised many investors. Bloomberg News | April 28, 2023 | 7:46 am
Epiroc flags high near-term demand Both Epiroc and Sandvik registered record orders in the first quarter. Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 7:35 am
Indonesia to allow Freeport, Amman Mineral to ship copper concentrate until 2024 The country due to ban raw mineral exports from June. Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 7:32 am
Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production "If we're honest ... the lithium produced in Canada is going to be more expensive, because we don't use slave labour," he said as as he discussed Canada's efforts to ramp up production of the critical metal Reuters | April 28, 2023 | 6:07 am
Mining people: Guanajuato Silver, Canadian Metals, Freegold Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | April 28, 2023 | 6:00 am
Researchers push for using microbes to recover minerals, store carbon from mine tailings A new technique uses microbes to recover metals and store carbon from mine tailings. Staff Writer | April 28, 2023 | 5:05 am
Chile’s state miner seeks $1.5 billion from lithium partner Enami has the rights to five lithium deposits in the Siete Salares area, with a collective net asset value estimated in $2.5 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2023 | 3:41 am
Robots help ‘smart mines’ drive China’s coal build-out China invested $79 billion in coal production last year, according to the IEA, while the rest of the world combined spent $37 billion. Bloomberg News | April 27, 2023 | 6:06 pm