Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study About 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the current amount of rare earth metals will be needed in Europe by 2050. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 1, 2022 | 6:25 am
How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to Sudan’s gold Meroe Gold is a firm the US Treasury says has ties to the Wagner Group, which it describes as a mercenary company. Bloomberg News | April 30, 2022 | 7:49 pm
Congo backs billionaire Gertler’s bid to end US sanctions Gertler will return assets worth billions of dollars to the State in exchange for the reimbursement of expenses and Congo’s assistance. Bloomberg News | April 30, 2022 | 7:16 pm
Peru mine disruption to continue as MMG fails to oust protesters The government appeared to wash its hands of responsibility for the eviction of the protesters. Bloomberg News | April 30, 2022 | 6:50 pm
Vedanta in talks to raise up to $3 billion debt in semiconductors push The oil-to-metals conglomerate decided in February to diversify into chip manufacturing. Reuters | April 30, 2022 | 6:16 pm
Buenaventura boss bets Peru will stay friendly to mining Peru’s biggest publicly traded precious-metals producer, is plowing ahead with investments. Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 3:28 pm
Epiroc to acquire Australian mining electrification infrastructure provider JTMEC specializes in providing mines with electrical infrastructure, supporting the industry’s transition to battery electrification. Epiroc | April 29, 2022 | 2:40 pm
Uranium still drawing investors as SEC rejects Sprott US fund Usually a failed US listing is cause for concern, but not so for Sprott, or investors and analysts tracking the company’s Canadian-listed physical uranium trust. Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 2:39 pm
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies venturing into the remote north for minerals The mineral potential of the northern reaches of Canada, the US, and Europe remains largely untapped. Norm Tollinsky | April 29, 2022 | 2:15 pm