Ailing Chinese copper giant announces tie-up to help debt crisis Maike until recently was responsible for a quarter of China’s refined copper imports, but ran into difficulties last year. Bloomberg News | August 24, 2023 | 7:36 am
Congo wants ERG copper, cobalt assets in bid to regain control The government and state-owned miner Gecamines say ERG has been too slow to develop the deposits. Bloomberg News | August 24, 2023 | 7:32 am
South32 sees China economic support helping base metals Underlying earnings for the year ended June 30 came in at $916 million, lower than the $2.60 billion posted last year. Reuters | August 23, 2023 | 3:35 pm
Australia sees strong demand for critical minerals over next 40 years The government's "Intergenerational Report 2023" will forecast the global demand for lithium is projected to increase sharply through 2063. Reuters | August 23, 2023 | 10:13 am
Fireweed Metals hits 101.4 g/t silver at Macmillan Pass, Yukon Fireweed CEO said the results demonstrate the world-class potential of mineralization at Boundary zone. Staff Writer | August 23, 2023 | 8:48 am
Billionaire Agarwal pledges to pay Zambia creditors before retaking mine Vedanta is ready to pay $250 million owed to suppliers in Zambia before the company resumes control of copper mines that were seized. Bloomberg News | August 23, 2023 | 8:07 am
New tech may boost development of lithium-CO2 batteries Li-CO2 batteries are devices that are capable of storing energy and capturing harmful emissions. Staff Writer | August 23, 2023 | 5:05 am
Luminex reaches ‘historic’ agreement with informal miners around Ecuador gold project According to Luminex, this agreement is "unprecedented in Ecuador and will serve as a model to be replicated in other projects facing development challenges from artisanal mining operations." Staff Writer | August 22, 2023 | 2:25 pm
US requests labor review at mine owned by Mexican billionaire The issue involves a labor dispute at the San Martin mine in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2023 | 10:34 am
