Illegal gold rush is squeezing native people in Brazil’s Amazon
Lax supervision and outright support of informal mining by Brazilian authorities were behind a 46% jump in Yanomami land degradation last year, report shows.
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Nickel drama spurs Chicago exchange bid to grab trading From LME
It’s not the first time CME has tried to gain a foothold in the LME’s territory.
Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources
The deal is a major bet by Ford on direct lithium extraction (DLE), a relatively new breed of technologies that filter the metal from brines.
Russian gold miner Polyus appoints new CEO
Alexey Vostokov has held a number of executive positions within the company's corporate division.
Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination
The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.
Western Areas agrees to revised $939m offer from IGO
The news comes a week after IGO said its previous offer might fall through.
Opinion: US uses Cold War powers to secure battery metals supply
The real significance of invoking the DPA is that it elevates battery metals to the top of the US critical materials supply list, writes Andy Home.
Sigma Lithium updates Phase 1 FS, showing $1.6bn after-tax NPV for Brazil project
The updated economics demonstrate that Phase 1 is financially robust, even as a standalone project.
Iron ore price slumps on covid-19 restrictions in China
"Previous market expectation was that steel demand would be postponed but not absent," analysts with GF Futures wrote in a note.
