Australia’s bid to break China’s lithium dominance hit by delay Wesfarmers said the start of its lithium refinery has been pushed back to the first half of 2025. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 5:08 pm
Australia’s Fortescue FFI sees Texas potential among 5 key projects Fortescue Future Industries CEO said the Inflation Reduction Act has made doing business in the US domestic market more appealing. Reuters | February 14, 2023 | 4:42 pm
Fortescue Metals’ first-half profit drops on lower iron ore prices The miner also flagged that inflationary pressures will continue to be a risk for the remainder of the fiscal 2023. Reuters | February 14, 2023 | 3:28 pm
Significant ‘advances’ made in Panama copper mine dispute – minister "I hope to resolve the remaining contention points soon," said Federico Alfaro, Panama's trade and industry chief. Reuters | February 14, 2023 | 12:11 pm
Trilogy’s Arctic feasibility update reveals slightly weaker economics Annual metal production falls slightly in comparison to the 2020 feasibility study . Henry Lazenby | February 14, 2023 | 11:40 am
How Citigroup helped lift the lid on Trafigura’s nickel nightmare Until late October, the US bank had been helping to finance Trafigura’s nickel trades with companies linked to Indian businessman Prateek Gupta. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 10:40 am
Turkey to temporarily suspend some gold imports after quakes Turkey was also the biggest buyer of gold among central banks last year. Bloomberg News | February 14, 2023 | 10:28 am
Freeport Indonesia hopes flood-hit mine can partially resume before month’s end The mine typically produces nearly 5 million pounds of copper concentrate and 5,000 ounces of gold daily. Reuters | February 14, 2023 | 10:24 am
Mining industry faces aging workforce and retirement challenges — report Critical knowledge and skills are being lost while the demand for metals and minerals surges. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 14, 2023 | 10:18 am