Global copper smelting dips in December after weak 2022 – satellite data
Global smelting activity for 2022 fell to its lowest level in six years.
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Investors with $2.2 trillion in assets ask Glencore to disclose thermal coal plans
A group of top shareholders has moved to force Glencore provide greater disclosure on its coal production plans.
Piedmont Lithium adds two new directors to board; stock soars
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Analysts knock Osisko’s Cariboo gold project feasibility
“They’ll need to raise another C$300 million before the larger, second stage is built,” industry blogger Mark Turner wrote.
Chile mining royalty bill progresses after committee approves
The bill now passes to a Treasury commission, where it will again be reviewed and need approval before it goes to a final vote.
NioCorp demo plant in Quebec boasts high rare earth recoveries
The extraction process also revealed only two significant impurities of iron and a very small amount of nickel.
