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Lure of Anglo’s copper mines could test BHP’s spending resolve

BHP needs to offer at least a 40% premium over Anglo's share price for a new takeover bid, but its CEO has committed to spending discipline.

Reuters | December 20, 2024 | 5:00 am

Orano launches arbitration against Niger over mining licence

The French nuclear fuels company move comes in response to…

Reuters | December 20, 2024 | 4:26 am

Savannah to speed up Portugal lithium project, dismisses doubts over price and demand

The company will accelerate its lithium mine project to ensure…

Reuters | December 19, 2024 | 7:04 am

Activist Palliser pushes Rio Tinto to review dual listing

Palliser Capital claims Rio Tinto's current dual-listed structure has deprived…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2024 | 4:05 am

Coal demand to keep hitting records through 2027, IEA says

The latest forecast from the IEA sees demand for coal…

Bloomberg News | December 18, 2024 | 10:48 am

Dundee’s prefeasibility bumps Čoka Rakita gold project NPV by 25% in Serbia

The new NPV (at a 5% discount) stands at $735 million, and the IRR is 41%.

Blair McBride - The Northern Miner | December 18, 2024 | 9:54 am

Volkswagen buys 9.9% of Patriot Battery Metals for $48 million

Patriot's project will supply lithium to Volkswagen’s battery company PowerCo in Europe and North America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2024 | 3:57 am

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

International lawyers said that Apple uses minerals pillaged from Congo and laundered through international supply chains.

Reuters | December 17, 2024 | 7:49 am

Hummingbird Resources sold to Nioko Resources in $17.5m cash deal

Hummingbird has flagged continued challenges around operational performance at its two African mines.

Staff Writer | December 16, 2024 | 11:21 am

Norge Mining acquires Europe’s largest natural graphite producer

Skaland mine is the world's highest-grade, operating flake graphite mine and the fourth-largest graphite mine outside China.

Staff Writer | December 16, 2024 | 9:12 am

Trafigura profit drops 62% after ‘massive problem’ in Mongolia

The Mongolia losses mean Jeremy Weir’s tenure as chief executive officer at one of the world’s largest commodity traders is ending on a sour note.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:51 am

China leads world in energy transition, Wood Mackenzie says

The world’s second-largest economy leads the energy transition and is on track to source half of its power from low-carbon energy.

Trish Saywell, Special to the Northern Miner Group | December 13, 2024 | 7:41 am

Rio Tinto’s $2.5 billion lithium plan is a win for Milei

The miner plans to build a processing plant at Rincon with an annual capacity of 60,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.

Bloomberg News | December 13, 2024 | 7:27 am

Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report

Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.

Staff Writer | December 12, 2024 | 4:45 pm

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