Marine animals flee Takuyo-Daigo seamount after Japan’s deep-sea mining test Marine animals vacated the area where Japan extracted cobalt crusts from the top of deep-sea mountains to mine cobalt. Staff Writer | July 19, 2023 | 6:06 am
Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 5:03 am
Tata Group to build $5 billion gigafactory in the UK Tata's first gigafactory outside of India will supply locally-made batteries to the company's its Jaguar Land Rover factories. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 3:53 am
Rio Tinto warns on global slowdown risks, production issues Shipments were hurt by a train derailment during the reporting period, while the miner also flagged concerns about a global economic slowdown. Reuters | July 18, 2023 | 5:38 pm
Tanzania unlawfully expropriated Ntaka Hill nickel project, tribunal finds, awards miner $109m Indiana Resources delivered notices to Tanzanian authorities in 2020 over the amendments that canceled retention licenses prior to 2018. Amanda Stutt | July 18, 2023 | 4:23 pm
Calibre shares pop on series of Panteon VTEM corridor discoveries The first phase of drilling follows the corridor lighting up as prospective during the 2022 geophysical survey, which at least one analyst notes could add significant resource growth potential. Staff Writer | July 18, 2023 | 4:05 pm
Vale grows iron ore output by 6%, sales lag The firm produced 78.74 million metric tons of iron ore between April and June. Reuters | July 18, 2023 | 2:57 pm
Explorer Victor Vescovo says deep sea mining numbers don’t add up Vescovo in 2019 became the first person to venture to the deepest trenches in the world’s five oceans. Bloomberg News | July 18, 2023 | 2:49 pm
Heliostar stock rises after hitting longest, highest-grade intercept at Ana Paula project Heliostar acquired the Ana Paula project from Argonaut Gold for $30 million in March. Staff Writer | July 18, 2023 | 1:51 pm