Lithium price plummet due to continue Australia, which mined about half the world’s lithium in 2022, forecasts the spot price of spodumene will fall to $2,200 per tonne in 2025. Colin McClelland | January 4, 2024 | 1:45 pm
Buenaventura sees Antofagasta as ally in copper growth plans While the Lima-based company is known mainly for its precious metal mines, it also owns 20% of the giant Cerro Verde copper mine operated by Freeport-McMoRan. Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 12:43 pm
Palladium price falls as concern EVs will destroy demand returns to the fore Commodity analysts said technical factors also played a part. Reuters | January 4, 2024 | 11:59 am
Maaden sees Aramco fuel price hike hitting earnings “The expected financial impact will be an increase of approximately 3.2% of the total annual cost of sales,” Maaden said in a filing. Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:54 am
Wealth Minerals releases positive PEA for $1.15bn Kuska lithium project in Chile Baseline capital expenditures are estimated at $749 million, including $44 million to be spent on additional exploration and permitting. Staff Writer | January 4, 2024 | 10:42 am
Endeavour Mining says it fired CEO for ‘serious misconduct’ The removal of Sébastien de Montessus follows an investigation by the board into an irregular payment instruction of $5.9 million issued by him. Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:41 am
CMOC takes Glencore’s cobalt crown as output jumps 170% Hong Kong-listed CMOC produced 55,526 tons of cobalt in 2023, it said in a filing. Bloomberg News | January 4, 2024 | 10:11 am
Pentagon to deliver report on domestic seafloor mining by March Last month, members of Congress wrote urging the Department of Defense to prioritize planning for seabed mining as a "new vector of competition." Staff Writer | January 4, 2024 | 9:57 am
Atico shares surge on long-term extension for La Plata mining concession in Ecuador This new period of validity for the mining concession is now until 2049. Staff Writer | January 4, 2024 | 9:34 am