May 11, 2023 Brazil seeks investor-friendly approach to lithium in bid to tap EV boom The main focus for now is attracting investors to produce and export lithium concentrate from Brazil’s hard rock deposits.
May 11, 2023 5 reasons gold and silver will soar Under a certain market environment, precious metals are considered must-haves in a modern investment portfolio.
May 11, 2023 China’s weak industrial recovery is weighing on coal consumption Key industrial users of the fuel including steel mills and cement plants are demanding more discounts on coal purchases to help cover losses.
May 11, 2023 Sprott backs Seabridge Gold with $150 million KSM smelter royalty The KSM project is the world’s largest undeveloped gold-copper project, when measured by resources.
May 11, 2023 Chile’s mining royalty bill heads for final vote The long-awaited and several times amended mining royalty bill is back at the lower chamber with a vote expected next week.
May 10, 2023 Deadly Peru mine is partner in Switzerland’s efforts to clean up gold supply Top Swiss-based refiner Metalor is currently the mine’s only gold buyer, which shipped $363 million worth of gold to Switzerland since 2016.
May 10, 2023 Indonesia became second largest cobalt producer in 2022 – Cobalt Institute The country accounted for almost 5% of global production of the battery material in 2022.
May 10, 2023 Column: Copper’s anticipated supply surplus is proving elusive Copper usage appears to be growing faster than previously forecasted, while mine supply is yet again failing to live up to expectations.
May 10, 2023 Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank.
May 9, 2023 Peru’s March copper production up 20% as mines restart after protests The world's no. 2 copper producer saw its first quarter copper output rise 11.2% from the same period of 2022.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
