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.
September 28, 2022 Newmont’s finance chief to step down Nancy Buese will be succeeded by Brian Tabolt on an interim basis.
September 28, 2022 Alrosa discovers 22 new diamond deposits in Zimbabwe Alrosa will only be allowed to work on two of the diamond deposits, while the rest will be made available to other investors.
September 28, 2022 Konkola Copper Mines hires RMB to find new investor Zambia's previous government put KCM in the hands of a liquidator in May 2019, triggering a legal dispute with Vedanta Resources.
September 27, 2022 Rio Tinto warns miners not moving fast enough on lithium extraction Lithium consumption needed “to surge way above anything that’s planned to be mined,” says minerals chief Sinead Kaufman.
Zijin to launch Congo’s first lithium output in June from disputed Manono deposit Zijin had previously indicated a first‑quarter 2026 start. February 11, 2026 | 10:20 am
