December 18, 2018 Portugal sees first lithium licensing tender in 2019, wants refinery Various international groups had expressed interest in exploring for lithium in Portugal, which is the world's sixth-largest lithium producer, and Europe's biggest.
December 17, 2018 Mawson progresses Rajapalot with maiden resource Mawson Resources says that its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland has plenty of room for expansion.
December 17, 2018 Canada Cobalt makes new find east of Castle mine The drill program east of the mine is targeted at high grade gold zones associated with a previously undiscovered major fault structure.
December 17, 2018 Only 13% of board members in the mining industry are women: Bedford When it came to analyzing named executive officers in mining firms, only 8% were women.
December 17, 2018 Explorex Resources begins drilling for cobalt in Canada’s New Brunswick The Canadian junior miner is taking advantage of a window of opportunity presented by a local drill company to complete two holes prior to the Christmas break.
December 16, 2018 Canadian regulator to fine Glencore-controlled miner over Congo -WSJ The expected settlement is related to the company’s business activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2014 and 2016.
December 16, 2018 OceanaGold allowed to resume activities at New Zealand’s Martha pit The Martha pit was shut down in 2015 when a major slip and a rockfall affected the area.
December 14, 2018 China’s GEM is said to stop buying cobalt from Glencore Last week Glencore warned that some buyers in China reneged on contracts after seeing prices plunge, forcing the company to renegotiate the commercial terms of the deals.
December 14, 2018 Mineral Resources inks $1.15B lithium JV deal with Albemarle The joint venture will allow the American lithium producer, the world’s No. 1, to expand its presence in Australia.
December 13, 2018 Indonesia’s Silkroad Nickel inks $290m offtake agreement The deal is to supply 15 million tonnes of nickel ore over a period of five to eight years, beginning March 2020.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
