Brazil okays BHP’s $6.6 billion acquisition of OZ Minerals
The deal still requires the approval of Australia’s regulatory bodies and the copper-gold miner shareholders, who are set to vote in April.
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Historically low stocks behind spike in zinc price for delivery tomorrow
Zinc inventories in LME registered warehouses at 16,225 tonnes are at their lowest since June 1989.
Tees Valley lines up lithium deal with Britishvolt’s top bidder
Recharge Industries has been selected as the preferred bidder for the majority of the insolvent battery firm’s business and assets.
South Africa hit by investment strike, key mining employer says
More than 200 days of power cuts last year and blackouts every day so far in 2023 have dented confidence.
Gecamines seeks to diversify into ‘transition’ minerals
Congo's state mining company plans to explore for minerals including lithium, tin, and rare earths.
US judge orders waste rock study for Thacker Pass lithium project
The proposed mine would be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries.
NioCorp aims for 92% rare earth recoveries at demo plant in Quebec
Ore came from the company's Elk Creek project, in Nebraska, where it plans to extract metals such as niobium, scandium and titanium.
Mammoth gold miner in the making after Newmont’s $17bn bid for Newcrest
The deal would be one of the biggest in Australian history, though initial feedback suggests that Newmont will have to improve its bid to succeed.
Newmont open to sweetening $16.9bn bid for Newcrest – source
Already the world's largest gold producer, Newmont would become a gold mining behemoth should it prevail in its bid for Newcrest.
