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Equinox Gold halts RDM mine in Brazil over permit delay

As a result, the company has withdrawn its 2022 production guidance for the mine.

Staff Writer | May 16, 2022 | 11:27 am

Lithium sector needs $42 billion as pivot from China adds costs

The sector will require $7 billion of investment each year…

Bloomberg News | May 16, 2022 | 7:43 am

Column: European smelter hits mean another year of zinc shortfall

The smelter twist in the zinc story isn't going away…

Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 7:04 am

Review board rejects Baffinland expansion plans in Nunavut

Federal northern affairs minister, has 90 days to either side…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2022 | 4:19 am

How the new Latin America left is seeking a greener future

The greener hue of the new leaders contrasts with the…

Reuters | May 16, 2022 | 3:56 am

A coal mining hub could decide Australia’s future

A coal-mining community that has elected the same political party for more than a century could decide Australia’s next government this month.

Bloomberg News | May 10, 2022 | 2:05 pm

Europe looking to get a million tonnes of coal annually from Botswana, says President Masisi

Coal prices have more than doubled since the beginning of the year.

Reuters | May 10, 2022 | 8:21 am

Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa

The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2022 | 3:58 am

Zambia ends legal spat with Vedanta over seized copper mines

Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation in 2019 after the previous Zambian government alleged that the company had lied about expansion plans and paid too little tax.

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2022 | 2:52 pm

US lifts tariffs on Ukrainian steel in symbolic move

The duties being suspended were put into place by former President Donald Trump, who in 2018 imposed a 25% tariff on all steel imports.

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2022 | 10:26 am

Gold price extends decline as dollar rallies to 20-year high

Coming off a run of three straight weekly losses, gold prices declined another 1%.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 9:38 am

South Korea hunts tungsten treasure in race for rare minerals

Blue tungsten winking from the walls of abandoned mine shafts could be a catalyst for South Korea's bid to break China's dominance of critical minerals.

Reuters | May 9, 2022 | 7:16 am

Chile constitutional assembly could reshape mining rights on Saturday

Article 27 would grant the state exclusive rights to lithium, rare earth metals and hydrocarbons while also making the state a majority shareholder of any copper mines.

Reuters | May 6, 2022 | 3:30 pm

F1 tycoon backed gold deal in at heart of money laundering trial

Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone put up millions of dollars to backstop a series of gold transactions that made “no commercial sense,” prosecutors said.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2022 | 8:50 am

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Equinox Gold halts RDM mine in Brazil over permit delay

Lithium sector needs $42 billion as pivot from China adds costs

Column: European smelter hits mean another year of zinc shortfall

Review board rejects Baffinland expansion plans in Nunavut

How the new Latin America left is seeking a greener future

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