November 6, 2023 Zimbabwean miners set for big profit slump next year – report Last year Zimbabwe tripled the royalties platinum miners must pay the government to 7% and more than doubled those for lithium to 5%.
November 6, 2023 Indonesia approves 38 of 84 requests for 2023 mining quota revision Miners had faced delays in obtaining revisions due to an ongoing investigation into illegal nickel mining.
November 4, 2023 Suriname seeks to attract investors to develop bauxite in country’s west Suriname's government has launched a process to attract potential investors to develop bauxite projects.
November 3, 2023 Pacific island Bougainville seeks to tap riches of closed copper mine Panguna, formerly operated by Rio Tinto Group, shut in 1989 after local protests over mine revenue degenerated into a civil war.
November 3, 2023 China promotes development of strategic rare earths sector China accounted for 70% of global mine production of rare earths in 2022.
November 2, 2023 China’s grip on Africa’s minerals sparks a US response As part of its stated ambition to challenge China’s dominance, the Biden administration saw an opportunity to revitalize a century-old rail line linking key African mines to an Atlantic Ocean…
November 2, 2023 Lithium producers stay bullish on EVs despite growing headwinds A basket of prices for lithium tracked by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has dropped more than 60% this year.
November 2, 2023 Saudis in talks with Pakistan on Reko Diq, Barrick CEO says Saudi Arabia is in ongoing talks with Pakistan to buy part of the government’s stake in the $7 billion copper project, says Mark Bristow.
November 2, 2023 Bears bet big that nickel can close the product gap Fund players have lifted their bets on lower prices to levels last seen in 2019.
November 2, 2023 Toronto Stock Exchange has 1 IPO this year in historic dry spell Lithium Royalty Corp., which raised $108 million in March, is the lone deal to make it through in 2023.
Indonesia may slash nickel output to steady prices The Indonesian government is proposing a 34% reduction in production from this year’s total to 250 million tonnes next year. December 17, 2025 | 08:20 am
