Lithium Australia achieves high-purity lithium phosphate from waste materials Company experts have developed a technique for removing impurities from the lithium phosphate they produce from waste. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 21, 2019 | 6:45 am
Lynas to move upstream processing of rare earths from Malaysia to Australia The Australian miner, the world's only major producer of rare earths outside China, said the A$500 million-plan ($346 million) aims to boost production, appease Malaysian regulators and fend off takeover attempts. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2019 | 4:55 am
Canada’s Pure Gold starts trading in London The decision to take a dual listing comes as Canadian investors shun junior miners, preferring the buzz and growth potential of cannabis producers. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2019 | 2:39 am
Victory Metals’ big vanadium find To date, Victory Metals has drilled 8,400 metres on the Iron Point project in Nevada. Amanda Stutt | May 20, 2019 | 3:37 pm
Confusing signals cloud London nickel market — opinion The LME nickel market was last week gripped by the most acute tightness in a decade. Reuters | May 20, 2019 | 1:19 pm
Norsk Hydro given nod to restore output at Alunorte alumina plant The plant, a key supplier to the aluminium industry, currently operates at half of its capacity after a spill in February 2018. Reuters | May 20, 2019 | 12:57 pm
Zambia’s Lungu seeks new investor in Vedanta-controlled copper miner London-listed Vedanta said in a statement that it was seeking an urgent meeting with Lungu over the future of KCM. Reuters | May 20, 2019 | 12:41 pm
SolGold in talks to finance long-life Ecuador copper project Ecuador has attracted a flurry of interest from big miners eager to increase their exposure to copper. Reuters | May 20, 2019 | 12:30 pm
Lonmin plans to cut 4,100 workers as it closes platinum mines The platinum producer has started a process that’s required under South African labor law to carry out the workforce reductions. Bloomberg News | May 20, 2019 | 10:00 am