China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China. Reuters | January 13, 2024 | 11:43 am
Winsome looks to scale Adina aggressively, says CEO The company recently declared a resource estimate of 59 million inferred tonnes grading 1.12% lithium oxide. Henry Lazenby | January 12, 2024 | 3:39 pm
Norway just raised the stakes over deep sea mining The Jan. 9 determination makes Norway the first country to formally authorize seabed mining activities in its waters. Bloomberg News | January 12, 2024 | 1:15 pm
In conversation with Scott Winter: Opportunities and challenges facing the mining industry in 2024 This year will see continued opportunity and ongoing pressures in the global mining sector as the world transitions to new energy sources, with risk management among its perpetual challenges. Matt Lee, principal, Burford Capital | January 12, 2024 | 1:11 pm
Gold price rallies on geopolitical risks and Fed rate cut bets Treasury yields and the dollar weakened after the PPI report. Bloomberg News | January 12, 2024 | 10:02 am
Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel, has right to buy 10% of Crawford project The South Korean battery maker can acquire a 10% equity interest in the Crawford project for $100.5 million. Staff Writer | January 12, 2024 | 9:39 am
China’s 2023 iron ore imports hit a record high on rising demand The world's largest iron ore consumer brought in a total of about 1.18 billion metric tons in the past year. Reuters | January 12, 2024 | 9:23 am
China’s rare earth exports hit 5-year high on demand from EV, high-tech sectors The world's largest producer of rare earths shipped 52,307 metric tons of the minerals abroad last year. Reuters | January 12, 2024 | 9:16 am
Codelco caps worst year in quarter century with production drop Production for the last three months of the year was 358,000 metric tons, compared with about 384,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2022. Bloomberg News | January 12, 2024 | 9:08 am