July 18, 2022 Chinese lithium giant pulls EVs deeper into forced labor glare Ganfeng’s Chairman earlier this year visited Xinjiang, where activists say Uyghurs and other Muslim citizens have been subjected to forced labor.
July 18, 2022 Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit.
July 17, 2022 BHP may reconsider investments in Chile if tax hikes go forward BHP said in a statement that higher taxes would make Chile more expensive than other top mining jurisdictions like Australia, Canada and Peru.
July 15, 2022 Gold Fields unlikely to further sweeten Yamana deal — CEO Chief executive Chris Griffith says Yamana Gold’s shareholders are warming up to $6.7 billion takeover offer.
July 15, 2022 Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again A cost and schedule reforecast now pegs the total project costs at $7.06 billion, almost $1.8 billion higher than its original estimate in 2015.
July 14, 2022 Rio Tinto faces labour crunch in Western Australia, warns of inflation hit Rising covid-19 cases at its Pilbara operations have led to "elevated levels of unplanned absences."
July 14, 2022 Chile top court ratifies closure of Canadian-owned Pascua Lama project Barrick's controversial gold and copper mining project was previously ordered to shutter by the country's environmental regulator in 2018.
July 14, 2022 Rio Tinto invests $188m to upgrade aluminum smelter in Quebec The investment is expected to generate nearly $160 million (C$200 million) in economic benefits for Quebec.
July 14, 2022 Law firm behind $7 billion BHP suit gets more cash for ESG cases PGMBM, which has also brought class-action type suits against other large corporates including Volkswagen AG and British Airways, has received the funds from investment firm North Wall Capital LLP.
July 14, 2022 Barrick sees lower prices for copper in Q2 Barrick said average market price for copper in the quarter ended June 30 was $4.32 per pound, lower than $4.53 in the first quarter.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
