Mitsui Mining expects H2 zinc output to rise 0.2% Japan's biggest zinc smelter plans to produce 110,800 tonnes of refined zinc in the second half of the 2022/23 financial year. Reuters | October 3, 2022 | 7:09 am
Danakali to sell stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea The Australian miner is selling its 50% interest to China's Sichuan Road and Bridge Group for $121 million cash. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2022 | 5:55 am
Understanding how li-ion battery electrolytes work may give EVs a boost – study Researchers have advanced microscopy techniques to take a closer look at what happens at the molecular scale in lithium-ion battery electrolytes. Staff Writer | October 3, 2022 | 5:05 am
Burkina Faso miners say business as usual despite coup Companies said the new military leadership has urged people of Burkina Faso to “go about their business in peace.” Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2022 | 3:45 am
Rio Tinto ousts Australian uranium unit directors over contentious report Move is considered a key victory in a dispute over potential mining in Australia's Kakadu national park. Reuters | October 3, 2022 | 3:40 am
Los Pelambres union members vote in favour of strike action Antofagasta has four days to ask the Labour Department for mediation. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 2, 2022 | 12:06 pm
Mexican legislator calls for public release of mining companies’ financial, environmental records Mexican MP Adriana Bustamante presented an amendment to Article 7 of the country’s Mining Law, which allows mining companies to keep financial and environmental information confidential. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 2, 2022 | 10:56 am
Biblical copper mines’ environmental impacts last to this day The ancient copper industry at Israel’s Timna Valley was not managed in a sustainable manner. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 2, 2022 | 7:34 am
London gold dealer runs out of bullion as Truss budget shocks As the UK currency slid to an all-time low early Monday, bullion priced in pounds climbed close to a record. Bloomberg News | October 1, 2022 | 7:16 pm