Indonesia’s Jokowi calls on successor to continue commodity downstreaming A presidential election is due on Feb. 14 and the elected candidate will be sworn into office in October next year. Reuters | August 16, 2023 | 7:38 am
Citi buys large amounts of zinc for lucrative LME warehouse deal Much of the zinc going on LME warrant was sold into the system by Trafigura and Glencore. Reuters | August 16, 2023 | 7:33 am
‘Planting’ rocks in global croplands could turn them into major carbon sinks — study Up to 217 gigatons of carbon could be sequestered by applying enhanced rock weathering to all agricultural fields in the world. Staff Writer | August 16, 2023 | 5:05 am
Chaarat Gold sells Kapan mine in Armenia for $54.5 million Chaarat will focus now on developing its two Kyrgyz assets, particularly the Tulkubash open pit gold project. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2023 | 3:49 am
Lithium Royalty wins court case against Orion; stock rises The court found that its January 2021 agreement to buy 85% of Orion's royalty on Thacker Pass was binding and enforceable. Staff Writer | August 15, 2023 | 3:05 pm
BHP, South32 may face South Africa class action on lung disease A legal firm is seeking relief for miners who have worked at the operations since 1965 and their descendants. Bloomberg News | August 15, 2023 | 1:31 pm
Esmark CEO says has money in bank account for $7.8 billion US Steel bid Chief executive James Bouchard said he had $10 billion available and Esmark itself had no debt. Reuters | August 15, 2023 | 1:22 pm
Lawyer alleges Gina Rinehart committed ‘egregious fraud’ over transferred mining licences Mining licenses were 'unlawfully transferred to her company', a lawyer for her two eldest children claimed in court. Staff Writer | August 15, 2023 | 12:20 pm
Drilling at Probe Gold’s Monique project returns grades of up to 10 g/t More than 50,000 meters of drilling, out of the planned 68,000 meters for the 2023 program at Novador have been completed. Staff Writer | August 15, 2023 | 11:28 am