May 29, 2023 Leo Lithium signs deal with Ganfeng Lithium to raise $72 million Companies wil cooperate for the ramp-up of the Goulamina project in Mali.
May 29, 2023 SQM and Codelco begin talks over lithium partnership in Chile Negotiations seek to set up a public-private joint venture to mine lithium in the Atacama salt flat starting in 2030.
May 26, 2023 Global thermal coal prices settling into $200 per tonne range after volatile 2022 Analysts expect the benchmark Newcastle coal index to average $175-$212 a tonne this year.
May 26, 2023 Gold mid-tiers’ Q1 2023 fundamentals The biggest gold-stock gains during major gold uplegs are achieved by mid-tier and junior miners.
May 26, 2023 LithiumBank stock soars on economics of $2 billion Alberta project Boardwalk would have an after-tax net present value of $1.7 billion at an 8% discount rate with an internal rate of return of 17.8%.
May 26, 2023 Zinc inventories in LME warehouses jump 64% in two days The metal price rose on Friday after hitting its lowest since July 2020 on Thursday.
May 26, 2023 Hedge funds bet against copper for first time in three years LME data this week showed investment fund positioning in copper flipped to a net short — the first since June 2020.
May 26, 2023 Metals markets face grueling summer as Chinese demand falters Copper has dived below $8,000 a tonne and iron ore is trading south of $100.
May 25, 2023 Gold price down to 2-month low on US debt talk progress Gold has been trending down this week on robust US economic data.
May 25, 2023 BHP confident China property recovery will boost metals demand Weaker-than-expected construction, particularly in the property sector, has pushed iron ore below $100 a tonne.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am