• Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle • First Quantum plans to start arbitration against Panama – ministry • Panama copper miners attacked by protesters, union boss says • Nornickel to pay $18m to drop its stake in nickel JV in South Africa • Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap • Environmental protesters...
• Antofagasta agrees lower 2024 copper charges with Chinese smelter • Western lithium, graphite miners boost prices for ESG-friendly supply • Ma’aden to tackle industry challenges at Future Minerals Forum 2024 • Managem says water at cobalt mine safe, denies report on arsenic contamination • Illegal mining causing high mercury levels in Colombia’s Cali...
• Spanish, Canadian companies working to revive former lead mining hub in southern Spain • Norwegian regulator fines Boliden $450,000 over market manipulation • A man shot two anti-mining protesters in Panama. The already tense demonstrations have just become deadly • The diamond world takes radical steps to stop a pricing plunge • Saudi...
• Kazakhstan mine fire leaves at least 42 dead • Anglo American to be served with class action over former coal miners • Traders and banks strike deals in Russian metals as taboo fades • Zijin says it will advance disputed, giant Congo lithium project • Rinehart buys 18% stake in Azure Minerals to...
• Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine • Kazakh miner ERG plans $800 million revamp of DRC copper, cobalt mine • Lithium company executive seeking federal backing was key figure in Alberta Energy Regulator spending scandal • Ionic wins licence to mine rare earths...
• Supreme Court of Canada rules federal environmental impact law is unconstitutional • Saudi Arabia set to become global hub for green mineral processing: Minister • Global markets brace for more volatility amid Israel conflict • ERG enters cobalt supply deal with EVelution in US • Researchers monitor emissions from Africa’s Copperbelt mines from...
• Attack on Israel likely to boost appeal of gold, safe-haven assets • Mexican president exhorts American company to settle after mine closure • Stone Age Ethiopians knew how to source their iron-rich rocks • LME seeks to move on from nickel crisis as traders return • Copper producers warn of lack of mines...
• De Beers signs 10-year sales deal for Botswana diamonds • South Africa says Kusile coal plant to revive capacity this year • Cobalt hydroxide price tumbles amid surging supplies from DRC • Glencore may look elsewhere for recycling hub after Italy rejects fast-track approval • Venezuela, Jindal Steel to sign deal on iron...
• Monument begins production at Malaysia’s Selinsing gold mine • Chinese Investors Briefed on Industrial, Mining Investment Opportunities in Saudi Arabia • Czech Government looks towards lithium • Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide • LG Chem with China's Huayou to make battery materials in Indonesia, Morocco • Inside Vietnam's plans to dent China's rare...
• Saudi Arabia aims to boost private investments in mining to $46bln – report • Saudi Ma’aden, KAUST to co-invest in lithium extraction startup • EU moves to cut dependency on China for battery and solar panel materials • Mining metals vital for EVs is ‘wrecking lives’ in the Democratic Republic of...