Eramet targets November production start at Argentina lithium plant Eramet aims to start production at its new Centenario lithium plant in Argentina before the end of the year. Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 8:52 am
Antofagasta outlines progress on $4.4bn Centinela expansion The second concentrator will add 144,000 tonnes of copper a year to the company’s overall production, extending the mine's life 30 more years. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2024 | 8:18 am
UAE’S IHC unit withdraws offer for Vedanta’s Zambian copper mines over price International Resources Holding had wanted a majority stake in Konkola Copper Mines to consolidate its position in Zambia after buying a 51% stake in Mopani. Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 8:16 am
Rio Tinto to build two solar farms on Australia’s Gove Peninsula The two sites will have combined capacity of 10.5MW. Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 8:08 am
Codelco sees copper output ticking up in second half of year Codelco's output continued to decline year-on-year in the first half of 2024 but should tick up in the second half of this year. Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 7:57 am
Iron ore price at 4-week high on firm near-term demand, China stimulus hopes Beijing has unveiled a flurry of stimulus measures to revive its beleaguered property market. Reuters | July 3, 2024 | 7:29 am
Glencore scraps Kazzinc sale on shortage of bids Glencore holds a 70% interest in Kazakhstan's mining company Kazzinc, which operates a network of mines, concentrators and plants Staff Writer | July 3, 2024 | 5:55 am
Rio Tinto ups stake in Sovereign Metals with $12.4m investment The fresh investment takes Rio's interest in Sovereign, the owner of Malawi's Kasiya rutile-graphite project, to 19.76%. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2024 | 3:50 am
Rio Tinto completes largest off-grid solar plant build in Canada’s North The solar project complements a wind power plant at Diavik, which has been operating since 2012. Staff Writer | July 2, 2024 | 1:27 pm