Alcoa to buy Australian partner Alumina in $2.2bn all-stock dealAlumina owns about 40% of of Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, the world’s largest producer of the metal.Reuters | March 11, 2024 | 3:58 pm
US, Canada, Indigenous groups to collaborate on reducing river pollution from BC coal minesIndigenous groups in British Columbia, Montana and Idaho lobbied for…Staff Writer | March 11, 2024 | 12:40 pm
Arizona Lithium inks agreement for Big Sandy projectThe miner has entered into a services agreement with Navajo…Staff Writer | March 11, 2024 | 7:46 am
Gold looks ‘best hedge’ as debt-ceiling angst builds, RBC says RBC Capital Markets strategist says the fraught negotiations had set the stage for a near-term boost to bullion. Bloomberg News | May 12, 2023 | 9:49 am
Missouri start-up gets $200,000 grant to accelerate US autonomous railcar technology Initial applications of its technology include captive routes between mines and processing facilities, as well as intra-plant and ports. Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 4:52 pm
Faster energy permitting gains traction in US debt-limit talks One Republican representative says chances are “better than 50/50” that a deal will include some agreement on an energy permitting overhaul. Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 2:07 pm
Newcrest extends Newmont’s exclusivity period to make binding takeover offer A successful bid would see the two companies merge into by far the world’s biggest gold miner. Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 9:47 am
Ivanhoe Electric buys private land by copper project in Arizona The company is saying it will buy 6,205 acres of private land by its Santa Cruz copper project near Casa Grande, Arizona. MINING.COM Editor | May 11, 2023 | 9:35 am
Head of new lithium giant building supply chain for Americas “America-centric is a big differentiator for us with customers, with investors,” said Livent CEO Paul Graves. Bloomberg News | May 11, 2023 | 7:57 am
Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits. Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 6:08 am
Gold price treads down as US CPI data bolsters case for ending rate hikes The marketplace realized that the CPI data is not all that bullish for gold, analyst says. Staff Writer | May 10, 2023 | 9:05 am
Allkem, Livent merge to create world’s third largest lithium miner The all-share business combination creates a giant lithium firm with forecasted production capacity of 248,000 tonnes of LCE a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2023 | 3:47 am