OceanaGold halts operations at Didipio mine after worker death The gold mine halted operations for 24 hours after an employee died near the paste plant. Staff Writer | June 21, 2024 | 11:01 am
Short covering, tight nearby supply briefly drive palladium above $1,000/oz Palladium, mainly used in the autocatalysts curbing harmful emissions, saw a 39% slump in 2023. Reuters | June 21, 2024 | 10:43 am
Tianqi weighs legal actions after Chile regulator clears SQM-Codelco deal Chile's financial regulator allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders. Reuters | June 21, 2024 | 10:15 am
Tata Steel workers in UK call first strike in 40 years Around 1,500 workers based in Port Talbot and Llanwern, Wales, will begin an all-out indefinite strike next month. Staff Writer | June 21, 2024 | 8:44 am
B2Gold slashes stake in Calibre Mining The sale of 79 million shares earned $139 million and reduced B2Gold’s holding in Calibre from 14%. Colin McClelland - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:21 am
Gold price down 1%, but set for second straight weekly gain Gold has benefited from a run of soft economic data this week. Staff Writer | June 21, 2024 | 8:01 am
US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | June 21, 2024 | 8:00 am
SQM and Talga team up on Aero lithium project in Sweden The Chilean lithium miner can earn up to a 70% interest in Aero, which will grant it a foothold in the European market. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2024 | 3:53 am
China Baowu completes purchases of stake at Simandou project The Chinese steel mill bought an undisclosed stake from Winning Consortium Simandou, which owns the two northern blocks of the project. Bloomberg News | June 21, 2024 | 1:56 am