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SRG Mining scraps C$16.9m deal with China's C-ONE as Canada tightens scrutiny

6th March 2024

Graphite miner SRG Mining on Tuesday called off a C$16.9-million investment deal with China's Carbon ONE New Energy Group (C-ONE) following heightened scrutiny from the Canadian government. Shares... 


Future of First Quantum mine is for the people of Panama to decide, US official says

Future of First Quantum mine is for the people of Panama to decide, US official says

6th March 2024

A dispute between First Quantum Minerals and Panama over the Canadian company's flagship copper mine in the Central American nation is an issue for the people of Panama to decide, a top US official... 


China sets tougher energy efficiency goal after falling behind on 2025 targets

5th March 2024

China on Tuesday set more stringent energy intensity targets for 2024 after missing last year's goal, as the world's biggest energy consumer tries to keep from falling further behind on its climate... 


Uranium producer enCore sees first shipment from Rosita plant next week

Uranium producer enCore sees first shipment from Rosita plant next week

5th March 2024

Uranium producer enCore Energy said on Tuesday it expects to deliver the first shipment of uranium from its restarted Rosita Central Processing Plant next week. enCore is one of the many mining... 


Ganfeng Lithium plans to buy stake in Proyecto Pastos Grandes

5th March 2024

Ganfeng Lithium said on Tuesday it plans to buy a stake of at least 14.8% in a subsidiary of Lithium Americas Argentina, as China's leading lithium producer ramps up its efforts to secure... 


Indonesia aims to finish mining output quotas approval by end-March, official says

5th March 2024

Indonesia's has approved the mining production quota requests from more than 120 mineral companies and aims to complete the approval process this month, a senior official at the Energy and Mineral... 


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Business activity picks up in February, PMI survey shows

5th March 2024

South African private sector activity expanded in February for the first time in six months as staffing and purchasing levels increased amid stronger confidence, a survey showed on Tuesday. The S&P... 


Drought conditions in Kenya

Africa to be $2.5tr short of climate finance by 2030, UN says

5th March 2024

Africa will be $2.5-trillion short of the finance it needs to cope with climate change by 2030, a UN official said on Monday, adding that the continent has contributed the least to greenhouse gas... 


Canada and Australia boost collaboration on critical minerals

5th March 2024

Canada and Australia have agreed to promote shared priorities related to the extraction, processing, and refining of critical minerals, they said in a joint statement on Monday. The announcement... 


Frontier Lithium surges on JV with Mitsubishi for Canadian operations

5th March 2024

Frontier Lithium has formed a joint venture with Japanese trading house Mitsubishi to help advance lithium mining and processing in Ontario, sending the Canadian miner's shares up 15% on Monday.... 


BHP inks tentative sales deals for Canadian potash

BHP inks tentative sales deals for Canadian potash

4th March 2024

BHP has signed non-binding sales agreements for all potash production from both phases of the Canadian mine it is building in Jansen, Saskatchewan, and will look to convert those into firm offtakes... 


Chile wants 3 or 4 new lithium projects running in 2026, Finance Minister says

4th March 2024

Chile wants to have three or four new lithium projects operational by 2026, the country's Minister of Finance Mario Marcel said on Saturday. The South American country - the world's largest copper... 


Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm

Rio Tinto CEO bullish on lithium but not eyeing big acquisitions

4th March 2024

Demand for key-battery mineral lithium will continue to grow, underpinned by strong adoption of electric vehicles but the price of the metal is expected to be volatile, Rio Tinto CEO Jakob... 


In blow to Native Americans, US court approves land swap for Rio's Arizona copper mine

In blow to Native Americans, US court approves land swap for Rio's Arizona copper mine

3rd March 2024

A US appeals court on Friday narrowly ruled that the federal government may give away thousands of acres in Arizona to Rio Tinto for a copper mine, upholding a previous ruling and rejecting an... 


New US sanctions more likely to curb Indian imports of Russian coal, traders say

1st March 2024

New US sanctions on Moscow are more likely than previous ones to cut Indian imports of thermal coal from Russia because they specifically cite top exporters SUEK and Mechel, three major traders of... 


Top Codelco execs see debt growing as production recovers

Top Codelco execs see debt growing as production recovers

1st March 2024

Top executives of Chile's State-run Codelco, the largest copper producer in the world, expect the company's debt to continue increasing as it adjusts cost estimates to revamp key mines. In a... 


Debswana's Jwaneng mine

Debswana's diamond sales down 25.1% in 2023 on weak demand

1st March 2024

Debswana Diamond Company's sales of rough diamonds fell 25.1% in 2023, data released by Botswana's central bank late on Thursday showed, as an economic slowdown hit demand for luxury items in the... 


Canada to expedite approval of new nuclear projects

Canada to expedite approval of new nuclear projects

1st March 2024

Canada will expedite the approval process for new nuclear projects, but will not exclude them from the federal environmental review as requested by the province of Ontario, Energy and Natural... 


Polyus posts 2023 profit jump on higher output, gold prices

Polyus posts 2023 profit jump on higher output, gold prices

29th February 2024

Russian gold producer Polyus's net profit rose 12% to $1.7-billion last year thanks to increased production and sales, it said on Thursday, but it expects lower gold output in 2024 and warned that... 


Coal stockpiles at the Richards Bay Coal Terminal in South Africa

Indonesia, South Africa aim to regain lost share in Indian coal market

29th February 2024

Top coal exporters Indonesia and South Africa are aiming to ramp up supplies of thermal coal to key buyer India, company executives said, as they look to regain market share in the world's second... 


Security forces operating in Mozambique

Tens of thousands flee in new wave of brutal Mozambique attacks

29th February 2024

Tens of thousands of Mozambicans are fleeing their homes in the restive Cabo Delgado province amid a surge in deadly insurgent attacks since January. The attacks, despite a massive security... 


WTO director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala led discussions at the organisation's Ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi this week

India, South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks

29th February 2024

India and South Africa have filed a formal objection against an investment agreement at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Abu Dhabi, blocking its adoption in a move that observers say... 


Mining Minister Aurora Williams

Chile to define lithium contracts by June, Mining Minister says

29th February 2024

Chile’s government expects to lay out by March the broad terms of lithium contracts to be offered under a new public-private partnership model, Mining Minister Aurora Williams told reporters on... 


BHP to restructure some global corporate roles as it looks to trim costs

BHP to restructure some global corporate roles as it looks to trim costs

29th February 2024

The world's biggest listed miner BHP said on Thursday it was disbanding some global teams and transferring those roles covering functions including planning, environment and heritage protection to... 


Africa with country flags

Africa's debt to stay above pre-pandemic levels through 2025, UN official says

28th February 2024

Africa's public debt will stay above pre-pandemic levels in 2024 and 2025, with many countries still at risk of falling into debt distress as they continue to struggle to service international... 


Tighter Indonesian nickel ore supply boosts prices, curbs smelter output

28th February 2024

Nickel ore prices in Indonesia, the world's top producer, have risen on tighter supply after government delays in issuing new mining quotas that has also prompted smelters to curb production,... 


Russia diamond producer Alrosa's annual net profit drops 15.2%

28th February 2024

Russia's sanctions-hit diamond producer Alrosa on Wednesday reported 2023 net profit of 85.18-billion roubles ($925-million), down 15.2% from the previous year. Turnover was up 9.2% at... 


Russia's new silver mine to start selling concentrate in Q3

Russia's new silver mine to start selling concentrate in Q3

28th February 2024

Russia's new silver mine Prognoz, one of two major projects coming online around the world this year, will start selling silver concentrate in the third quarter of 2024, its owner told Reuters on... 


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South African fashion retailers boost local production amid port delays

28th February 2024

South African fashion retailers are ramping up local production and using alternative sea ports and air freight to mitigate the impact of congestion at traditional ports that has caused massive... 


Australia considers tax credit for minerals processing, says industry group

Australia considers tax credit for minerals processing, says industry group

28th February 2024

The Australian government is considering a tax credit for companies that build processing facilities to boost the value of green energy minerals such as nickel and lithium, the head of a mining... 


Brazil, France partner to tackle illegal mining in French Guiana

27th February 2024

Brazil and France are set to sign an international cooperation agreement that would allow police from both countries to launch joint operations aimed at tackling illegal mining in French Guiana,... 


Chinese money still chasing Canadian critical mining deals despite Ottawa's scrutiny

Chinese money still chasing Canadian critical mining deals despite Ottawa's scrutiny

27th February 2024

A year after Canada tightened foreign investment rules for the critical minerals sector, Chinese money has continued to pour into Toronto-listed miners, according to proprietary research conducted... 


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Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023

27th February 2024

South Africa recorded 499 rhinos poached in 2023, 51 more than the previous year, despite efforts to protect the animals, the government said on Tuesday. South Africa is home to nearly half of the... 


Indonesia working to approve more nickel, tin quotas

27th February 2024

Indonesia's Ministry is trying to address delays in approving new mining volume quotas, an official at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Monday. The ministry so far has issued... 


Vale says court overturns suspensions of Sossego, Onca Puma mines

27th February 2024

Brazilian miner Vale said in a filing on Monday that a court has granted a temporary injunction giving back operational licenses to the company's Sossego and Onca Puma mines. The miner was... 


Panama to defend interests in First Quantum case, official says

27th February 2024

Panama will defend its interests in a legal dispute with Canadian miner First Quantum, Panama's deputy finance minister told Reuters on Monday. The miner had last week said it was seeking... 


India considers export tax on low-grade iron ore, sources say

26th February 2024

India is considering an export tax on low-grade iron-ore after small steel producers urged the government to curb its overseas sales, two sources directly involved in the matter said. China... 


Yintai Gold to buy Canadian gold exploration firm Osino for C$368m

26th February 2024

China-based Yintai Gold on Sunday said it will acquire Canadian gold exploration firm Osino Resources in an all cash deal for C$368-million. Osino will end its C$287-million deal with Canadian... 


MIND ID to acquire 14% stake in Vale Indonesia from foreign investors

26th February 2024

Indonesia's mining industry holding company, MIND ID, agreed on Monday to acquire a 14% stake in Vale Indonesia from Vale Canada and Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining, to become the top shareholder at... 


Mark Cutifani

Vale sees no sign of environmental breach at suspended mines

26th February 2024

Brazilian miner Vale does not see signs of environmental or social breach at two of its mines whose operating licenses were suspended this week, Vale Base Metals chair Mark Cutifani said on... 


WTO director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

WTO seeks modest outcomes in Abu Dhabi at 'critical juncture' for global trade

26th February 2024

Trade ministers from nearly every country in the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but even its ambitious... 


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