BYD eyes Chilean lithium deals in search for EV fuel BYD intends to provide technology for Chilean mines to directly extract lithium, and will secure supplies through offtake agreements with producers. Bloomberg News | December 6, 2022 | 1:22 pm
Top miners adopt ESG and transparency reporting framework Ivanhoe Mines was the first company to implement the LPRM in 2019. Now 12 companies are using it, including Freeport-McMoRan, New Gold, and Lundin Gold. Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 12:02 pm
Ring of Fire Metals and Webequie First Nation sign MOU on Ontario nickel project development The Eagle’s Nest project has been billed as the largest high-grade nickel discovery in Canada since Voisey’s Bay in Labrador. Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 11:15 am
US risks stoking inflation if carbon-linked tariffs hit China China’s steel and aluminum exports are under attack once again, as the US and European Union weigh new tariffs linked to carbon emissions. Bloomberg News | December 6, 2022 | 10:28 am
K92 extends PNG mine lease, greenlights ‘transformational’ expansions Since restarting the copper-gold mine in late 2016, the company has transformed Kainantu into a rapidly expanding producer. Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 9:34 am
Argonaut Gold to sell Ana Paula project for $30 million to Heliostar The companies also entered into an option agreement for Heliostar to acquire 100% of the San Antonio gold project, also in Mexico. Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 8:51 am
Column: Tin must tame its wildness to meet coming demand surge The faster the world moves towards the internet-of-things, the more tin will be needed to glue the expanding metaverse together. Reuters | December 6, 2022 | 8:36 am
European Commission weighs sanctions on Russia’s mining industry – FT The ban would be part of a ninth EU sanctions package that officials are planning to discuss with member states in the coming days. Reuters | December 6, 2022 | 8:18 am
Battery prices climb for first time just as more EVs hit market Prices for the batteries rose in 2022 for the first time since BloombergNEF started tracking them. Bloomberg News | December 6, 2022 | 7:47 am
