Malaysia asks Lynas for waste plan before licence renewal Malaysia's environment ministry set conditions in December for Lynas to remove its waste stockpiles before it would renew its operating licence. Reuters | August 1, 2019 | 11:41 am
Philex seeks partners for $1.1bn Silangan project The Silangan project, originally slated to begin production by 2018, was hit by a ban on new open-pit mining introduced in 2017. Reuters | August 1, 2019 | 11:25 am
Simandou tender likely to be opaque Nominally transparent tender for iron ore concession raises eyebrows among miners. Verisk Maplecroft | August 1, 2019 | 11:10 am
Trump ratchets up US-China trade war with new tariffs The new tariff will be imposed beginning Sept. 1, he said in a tweet. Bloomberg News | August 1, 2019 | 10:54 am
Appian appoints former Anglo exec to lead Brazil operations The firm has also completed a definitive feasibility study for its Serrote copper-gold project in Brazil. Jackson Chen | August 1, 2019 | 10:50 am
Strong fundamentals could give gold price new leg up The study shows central bank buying during first half of 2019 was up 57% and ETF gold holdings the highest in over six years. Frik Els | August 1, 2019 | 10:04 am
Codelco, Salar Blanco to develop lithium project in Chile’s north The deal comes after a disagreement between the companies over adjoining lithium deposits in the area. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2019 | 9:55 am
Altura Mining signs deal to supply lithium to Chinese company Altura will supply 50,000 dry metric tonnes of lithium concentrate per annum to Guangdong Weihua Corp. Reuters | August 1, 2019 | 9:46 am
Albemarle revises Australian Wodgina joint venture as lithium market sags Albemarle has now agreed to pay $820 million for a 60% stake in the Wodgina mine, down from $1.15 billion for a 50% stake agreed in late 2018. Reuters | August 1, 2019 | 9:41 am