Mark Bristow sees little value in deals for bullion producers across the board after surging commodities pushed up industry share prices.

Barrick has built up stockpiles of mining inputs such as explosives to help counter inflation and supply-chain snarls.

Livent posted a net profit of $53.2 million for the first quarter, compared with a loss of $800,000 a year earlier.

Warrior Met expects to spend $650 million to $700 million during the next five years to develop its Blue Creek mine in Alabama.

As they prepare for the next round of global climate talks in November, officials from rich countries are trying to pull together a series of multibillion-dollar packages to help poor countries phase out coal.

Grants will be made available to produce key battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.