May 4, 2023

St Barbara backs Genesis’ offer for Leonara assets over Silver Lake bid

St Barbara will back a A$600 million offer for its Leonara assets from Genesis Minerals despite a higher proposal from Silver Lake Resources.

May 4, 2023

Nevada regains position as most attractive mining jurisdiction

The Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies places Western Australia second, and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan third.

May 4, 2023

Rio Tinto wants lithium assets, but not at current prices

Speaking after Rio’s annual general meeting, CEO Jakob Stausholm said he didn’t want to pay a high premium for lithium assets.

May 3, 2023

Barrick CEO Bristow rails against Ottawa’s interference in Canadian mining industry

Barrick CEO Mark Bristow is refusing to shut the door on accepting new investment from state-controlled Chinese companies, and questioned the move by Canada and the US to clamp down on…

May 3, 2023

Vulcan Energy raises $72 million to develop German lithium plant

Funds to go to develop its net zero carbon lithium project in Germany.

May 3, 2023

Sprott’s ex-CEO snaps up its mining finance unit in buyout deal

Peter Grosskopf has acquired the firm’s Canadian investment banking business in a bid to help mining companies make deals.

May 3, 2023

Lithium Royalty backs Brazil mine in first investment since going public

Atlas Lithium is developing a hard-rock mine in southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, in a region known as Lithium Valley.

May 3, 2023

Liontown bids signal strong outlook for lithium, rival says

The intense interest in Liontown is “a really strong point of evidence” about the outlook, says Pilbara Minerals CEO.

May 3, 2023

Copper price is set to close at its lowest level since January 5

A Reuters poll showed that prices are due to recover slightly, supported by low inventories.

May 3, 2023

Gold price at two-week high as Fed announces rate hike

Gold extended gains on a weaker dollar and lower yields.