Zijin urges Colombia to protect gold mine after attack One worker was shot Monday, and on Tuesday vehicles were incinerated, prompting an evacuation of the Buritica mine. Bloomberg News | May 31, 2023 | 10:19 am
Silver Lake revises offer for St Barbara’s Leonora assets The implied value of the proposal is A$718 million, comprising A$370 million in cash and the rest in shares. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 10:09 am
Zimbabwe presses miners to produce battery-grade lithium locally The southern African country said it could impose a tax on exports of lithium concentrate in future. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 10:01 am
Toyota pledges $2.1bn more for EV battery plant in North Carolina Toyota's latest investment in the battery plant brings the total to $5.9 billion. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:51 am
Codelco shuts Ventanas smelter in move towards sustainable mining Environmentalists have called Quintero and its surroundings a "sacrifice zone" for repeated pollution incidents. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:46 am
Zambia orders halt to work on copper mine in Lower Zambezi park Zambia's government said Mwembeshi Resources had violated a number of environmental conditions pertaining to the Kangaluwi copper mine. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 9:44 am
Centerra to resume full operations at Öksüt after EIA approval In March 2022, Centerra temporarily suspended gold doré bar production at Öksüt after mercury was detected. Staff Writer | May 31, 2023 | 9:33 am
Impala takes control of RBPlat after acquiring key investor’s stake Impala raised its stake in RBPlat to 55.46% after South Africa's Public Investment Corp. sold its remaining interest. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:45 am
Anglo American reorganizes in pursuit of growth as finance boss retires Finance director Stephen Pearce will retire this year and the company will consolidate its production businesses into two regions. Reuters | May 31, 2023 | 8:34 am