January 17, 2025 | 2:40 pm Rio Tinto and Glencore spoke for months about deal that was once taboo The news of Glencore and Rio’s discussions “has turned up the temperature on an already simmering M&A environment,” RBC Capital Markets analyst says.
January 19, 2025 | 4:17 pm Australian government pledges $1.24 billion in green aluminum push The Australian government is targeting 82% of power supply to come from renewables by 2030.
January 19, 2025 | 11:23 am At least seven killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine Earlier, about 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons reportedly breached the…
January 17, 2025 | 3:49 am Codelco, Saudi Arabia eye joint copper investments The collaboration could also extend to lithium, as Saudi Arabia seeks to import the battery…
January 17, 2025 | 4:04 am Rio Tinto to form new lithium unit after Arcadium buy Rio Tinto Lithium would control the miner’s $2.5 billion Rincon project in Argentina but not…
December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey
January 17, 2025 | 11:03 am Anglo American targets deal for Brazil nickel mines in H1 2025 The Barro Alto and Niquelandia mines have attracted interest of bidders from “different nationalities and backgrounds,” says its CEO in Brazil.
January 19, 2025 | 2:10 pm Fleet Space, Ma’aden partner to accelerate critical minerals discovery in Saudi Arabia The agreement will help provide the latest breakthroughs in space, multiphysics, and AI drill targeting…
January 17, 2025 | 10:17 am Zambia looks to UAE and Saudi Arabia to back copper expansion The African nation aims to increase copper output to a record above 1 million tons…
January 19, 2025 | 4:10 pm South32 beats manganese output estimates as Australian operations restart South32 has undertaken a phased restart of manganese mining activities at its GEMCO project.
January 18, 2025 | 12:10 pm Amarc stock nearly doubles on gold-copper discovery at JOY project in British Columbia Amarc's CEO called the AuRORA discovery "a significant inflection point" in the exploration of the…
January 18, 2025 | 11:03 am Australia shuts its biggest iron ore port on cyclone threat Port Hedland handles vast volumes of iron ore from all major miners including BHP Group, Rio Tinto Group, and Fortescue.
January 17, 2025 | 2:20 pm Lithium Argentina investors OK Canada exit The move is expected to become effective Jan. 23, subject to approvals such as a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Sigma Lithium sells first “green tailings” to China’s Yahua Green tailings are a high-purity, zero chemicals, about 1.3% lithium oxide product generated by Sigma’s Greentech processing plant in Brazil. Staff Writer | May 29, 2023 | 3:33 am
Colombia’s new mining policy to be water-focused Colombia’s new mining policy will consider reorganizing the country’s development areas around the conservation of water resources. Staff Writer | May 28, 2023 | 1:25 pm
New ‘Copper Board’ aims to boost Argentina’s copper projects A new ‘Copper Board’ launched in Argentina aims to push for $22 billion in investments to benefit copper projects in the western provinces of Catamarca, Salta and San Juan. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 28, 2023 | 12:02 pm
Biden’s green subsidies are speeding the UK car industry’s decline Current and former British auto executives express a sense of alarm at how the UK government has dawdled in the face of overwhelming competition. Bloomberg News | May 28, 2023 | 9:58 am
Serbian, Slovakian, Alpine mines were major copper providers in prehistoric Europe Copper artifacts produced before 3,500 BC were derived exclusively from southeast European mines, especially Serbian mining areas. Staff Writer | May 28, 2023 | 6:27 am
Chile sees lithium plan expanding trade ties, foreign investment President Gabriel Boric’s administration is in talks with more than 40 investors interested in investing in Chile's lithium industry. Bloomberg News | May 27, 2023 | 9:52 pm
Global thermal coal prices settling into $200 per tonne range after volatile 2022 Analysts expect the benchmark Newcastle coal index to average $175-$212 a tonne this year. Reuters | May 26, 2023 | 12:02 pm
LithiumBank stock soars on economics of $2 billion Alberta project Boardwalk would have an after-tax net present value of $1.7 billion at an 8% discount rate with an internal rate of return of 17.8%. Colin McClelland | May 26, 2023 | 10:45 am
Zinc inventories in LME warehouses jump 64% in two days The metal price rose on Friday after hitting its lowest since July 2020 on Thursday. Reuters | May 26, 2023 | 10:35 am