Australia’s Prospect Resources closing in on Zimbabwe lithium financing The Australian-listed company expects to secure more than $55 million in funding for the first phase of the Arcadia Lithium project. Reuters | May 20, 2018 | 10:04 am
Tía María copper project gaining legitimacy in Peru: exec Southern Copper’s Manager of Technical Services said that the company has been able to knock down previous resistance from local communities. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 20, 2018 | 9:27 am
Meghan Markle’s wedding band made with Welsh gold from historic mine The 24-carat piece of gold given to Markle by the Queen originated at the Clogau St. David mine in northwest Wales. ¡VAMOS! | May 19, 2018 | 2:04 pm
The 30-year view: examining the future of gold The World Gold Council today launched an essay collection, Gold 2048, analyzing how the gold market is set to evolve in the next 30 years. World Gold Council | May 18, 2018 | 3:19 pm
Zimbabwe will not require foreign mining companies to list locally Zimbabwe will remove the clause from a mines amendment bill now before parliament, the mines minister said on Friday. Reuters | May 18, 2018 | 3:07 pm
Electric vehicle rush fuels optimism at LME Asia Week Chinese cobalt producers such as Jinchuan Group and Wanbao Mining said they were ramping up production to sate an anticipated demand boom from EVs. Reuters | May 18, 2018 | 1:00 pm
The big battery boom hits another roadblock: fire-fearing cities The new era of big batteries has already drawn scrutiny after fiery electric-car crashes across America and Europe. Bloomberg News | May 18, 2018 | 11:51 am
Argentina’s official glacier inventory reveals extensive mining impacts at controversial projects The glacier inventory is now the most authoritative document indicating where the no-go zones are for mining. Center for Human Rights and Environment - CHRE | May 18, 2018 | 11:30 am
Gemfields driving proof of origin and greater transparency for coloured gemstone sector The coloured gemstone sector has no system, globally at scale, that allows gemstones to be confidently traced from mine to market. Gemfields | May 18, 2018 | 11:08 am