China nickel tycoon seeks growth in US energy storage market REPT BATTERO Energy, a unit of Tsingshan Holding Group, this week opened an office in California, marking its first US outpost. Bloomberg News | September 11, 2024 | 4:38 pm
Vale expects to close deal over Brazil dam collapse in October Last week, Reuters reported that Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco could soon reach such an agreement to pay around 100 billion reais. Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 4:35 pm
Codelco reaches early contract agreement with El Teniente unions The deal encompasses nearly 3,150 workers and will start on Nov. 1. Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 2:31 pm
Pilbara eyes low-cost lithium with Latin Resources project in Brazil Pilbara said last month it would acquire its smaller peer for an implied value of A$559.9 million. Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 1:43 pm
Guest column: America’s mineral blind spot – the trillion-dollar opportunity hiding in plain sight While China tightens its grip on these critical minerals, the US sits idle, stymied not by geology but by corporate calculus. Gabriel Collins, Ian Lange & Morgan Bazilian | September 11, 2024 | 1:13 pm
Lundin CEO says potential buyers are eyeing its European mines Lundin’s two copper and zinc mining operations in Europe — Sweden’s Zinkgruvan and Portugal’s Neves-Corvo — went on sale earlier this year. Bloomberg News | September 11, 2024 | 1:00 pm
Dundee drilling near Čoka Rakita suggests camp-style copper-gold potential A preliminary economic assessment in May proposing a 10-year mine producing 129,000 oz. gold per year. Northern Miner Staff | September 11, 2024 | 12:04 pm
Indigenous group takes fight against Rio Tinto Arizona copper mine to US Supreme Court The appeal represents a last-ditch legal effort in a long-running case. Reuters | September 11, 2024 | 11:47 am
Zimbabwe’s biggest miners seek $182 million for solar projects Zimbabwe faces an energy shortfall that often triggers the state-owned power company to implement rolling blackouts. Bloomberg News | September 11, 2024 | 11:13 am
