Blinken visits Japan as Nippon Steel decision weighs on relations Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba described Biden's decision to block the sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel as "perplexing". Reuters | January 7, 2025 | 6:53 am
LME activity up 18% in 2024, nickel volumes at pre-crisis level LME tin volumes jumped by 26% last year. Reuters | January 7, 2025 | 6:41 am
Vale, GreenIron to explore decarbonization projects in Brazil, Sweden The partnership includes studies on the feasibility of a direct reduction plant to be operated by GreenIron in Brazil. Reuters | January 7, 2025 | 6:38 am
Lithium Americas raises Thacker Pass reserves, names new CFO The Thacker Pass lithium project is slated to open later this decade and be a key supplier to JV partner General Motors. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2025 | 5:08 am
Hudbay Minerals seeks approval for $210m Peru mine expansion Plan involves enlarging the Constancia pit, installing new processing equipment, and raising the tailings dam wall. Staff Writer | January 7, 2025 | 3:48 am
Gold price steady as Trump’s remarks fan uncertainty across markets President-elect Donald Trump denied on Monday a report he might moderate plans for across-the-board tariffs. Bloomberg News | January 6, 2025 | 5:07 pm
Syrah Resources secures loan waiver amid Mozambique unrest The company suspended operations at its flagship graphite mine in December. Reuters | January 6, 2025 | 3:18 pm
Sigma Lithium ‘confident’ of surpassing 2025 output target The company's Phase 1 operation has a nameplate capacity of 270,000 tonnes per annum of lithium concentrate. Staff Writer | January 6, 2025 | 2:30 pm
XXIX hits 5.3% copper over 11 metres at Opemiska in Quebec The drilling at the Saddle zone, between the old Springer and Perry mines, is in the project's open-pit shell from a January 2024 resource estimate. Henry Lazenby - The Northern Miner | January 6, 2025 | 2:03 pm