Vedanta Resources calls off consent plea after investor feedback It has halted an attempt to change the terms on $2.2 billion of existing dollar-denominated notes that would have allowed the group to add more debt. Bloomberg News | July 16, 2021 | 9:14 am
Gold price pulls back from 1-month high as dollar, yields fluctuate Gold’s inability to benefit substantially from weaker US yields suggested that it remains vulnerable to a further pullback, one analyst said. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 16, 2021 | 8:53 am
Small miners aim for European supply chain for EV independent from China Growing demand for electric vehicles has spurred small-scale miners of the lithium, cobalt and rare earths. Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 8:05 am
Sandvik profit narrowly misses forecast, shares drop Company said daily order intake in its Manufacturing and Machining Solutions division grew roughly 20% year-on-year in the first two weeks of July. Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 7:49 am
Ganfeng to offer to buy Millennial Lithium for up to $280m Millennial has two non-producing lithium brine projects - Pastos Grandes and Cauchari East - in northern Argentina. Reuters | July 16, 2021 | 7:42 am
Tesla’s lithium extraction patent catches miners’ attention The EV manufacturer filed a patent for a process that allows for the selective extraction of lithium from clay minerals. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 16, 2021 | 6:07 am
Bad weather may cost Rio Tinto its iron ore crown Company reported a 12% fall in quarterly iron ore shipments on Friday after storms affected its West Australian operations. MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2021 | 11:01 pm
Creditors of Brazil miner Samarco oppose restructuring plan Creditors said the plan's main goal is to protect Samarco's giant shareholders, Vale and BHP. Reuters | July 15, 2021 | 6:08 pm
Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says. MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm