Petra Diamonds sells half its stake in Williamson mine Buyer is Tanzania-based technical services contractor Taifa Mining, which will pay $15 million to become Williamson's co-owner. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2023 | 3:39 am
Lepidico gets arbitration notice from Chinese chemicals maker The notice relates to an offtake agreement between its Namibia-based unit and Jiangxi Jinhui Lithium. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 5:20 pm
North Carolina seeks more info for Piedmont Lithium mine permit review State officials gave the company 180 days to provide additional details on 10 areas. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 5:10 pm
British Columbia’s ‘dirty dozen’ mines named in new report Teck tops the list of nearly a dozen mining projects called out for their risky operations or environmental records. Stafan Labbé - Business in Vancouver | May 30, 2023 | 3:59 pm
Glencore said to prepare sweetened Teck bid as deadlock drags on The situation remains fluid, and Glencore’s plans could still change, Bloomberg sources said. Bloomberg News | May 30, 2023 | 3:49 pm
Stellantis, Vulcan Energy sign deal for geothermal projects in France It has signed a binding term sheet with Stellantis for potential use of geothermal renewable energy. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 3:43 pm
Is gold going higher? Here’s what the indicators are saying The price of gold dropped to a low of $1,940 per ounce last week after hitting a year-to-date high of $2,056 early in May. Brian Donovan - The Globe & Mail | May 30, 2023 | 1:17 pm
Chile wants to start lithium negotiations with Albemarle soon Chile's government launched a plan in April to gain a majority stake in new lithium projects considered strategic, as well as in the current operations in the Atacama. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 1:00 pm
Peru seen losing title of no. 2 copper producer soon to Congo While Peru has 18 mining projects in its pipeline, only one of those may be developed in the short term. Bloomberg News | May 30, 2023 | 12:47 pm