Australia’s Orica seals $640m deal to buy US chemical firm Cyanco Cyanco produces NaCN, a specialized chemical required for gold processing, at its Nevada and Texas plants in the US. Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 2:00 pm
Lucara Diamond unearths over 530-carats at Karowe mine in Botswana Recoveries include a 320-carat gem-quality, an 111-carat Type IIa white stone and two +50-carat stones. Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 1:28 pm
Illegal mine collapse buries gold workers in the Venezuelan Amazon Officials on Tuesday reported the collapse at the Bulla Loca mine in Bolivar state in the south of the country. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2024 | 12:51 pm
Vizsla SilverĀ announces $22 million bought deal, shares down Net proceeds of the financing will go towards the exploration, drilling and development of its flagship Panuco silver-gold project. Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 11:17 am
Eramet in talks with France to offload debt from SLN nickel unit Eramet, which has refused to inject more funds into SLN, aims to reach a deal in the coming weeks to remove some 320 million euros of debt. Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 10:07 am
Zinnwald lithium project in Germany now 2nd largest in EU The project's mineral resources estimate has increased 445% since the previous report, released in late 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2024 | 10:01 am
China’s top coal producing region tells miners to curb overproduction Coal miners in Shanxi were asked to reduce output and carry out safety checks from March to May. Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 9:45 am
China lithium futures ride environmental rollercoaster The most-active July contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange surged by 10%. Reuters | February 21, 2024 | 9:20 am
SQM makes $9.4m follow-on investment in UK battery recycling firm Since SQM's initial investment of $2.57 million last year, Altilium has hit a number of key development milestones. Staff Writer | February 21, 2024 | 8:51 am