September 30, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater reaches wage deal with two unions at platinum operations Both the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and United Association of South Africa (UASA) have accepted the company's offer.
September 29, 2022 Vale announces reorganization of Brazil base metals business Miner will transfer its copper assets in the country to Salobo Metais SA and its nickel assets to a new venture it will form.
September 29, 2022 Sibanye Stillwater sticks to currency hedging strategy The world's biggest platinum miner said it constantly assesses the markets and considers its risk mitigation strategies accordingly.
September 29, 2022 Glencore reviews lead operations at Italian plant due to high power prices Glencore put zinc sulphide operations at the Portovesme plant on care and maintenance in November 2021, but continued production of zinc recycling and lead.
September 29, 2022 Rio Tinto starts producing spodumene at Quebec plant The Quebec plant was commissioned in June and produced its first ton of spodumene concentrate in July.
September 29, 2022 LME mulling consultation on banning Russian metal Reuters sources say the exchange was planning to discuss banning new deliveries of Russian metal so its warehouses cannot be used to offload hard-to-sell stock.
September 29, 2022 Teck eyes spinoff or divestment of Fort Hills oil sands stake Fort Hills is an open-pit truck and shovel mine, where raw oil sands bitumen is extracted and then upgraded.
September 28, 2022 Australia’s mining state aims to build battery manufacturing hub Western Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of lithium.
September 28, 2022 Top miners team up in bid to wean themselves off dirty trucks Producers like BHP and Glencore are pitching sites to pilot technologies including electrolysis plants, trolley-assist haulage and regenerative braking.
September 28, 2022 Teck Resources may raise value of Zafranal copper project in Peru to over $2 billion The facility is expected to produce at least 1.5 million tonnes of copper over about 19 years.
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