American Battery Metals signs LOI for Elk gold project, stock up 16% The Elk project has a resource estimate comprising 442,600 ounces of gold in the measured and indicated categories. Jackson Chen | January 17, 2020 | 10:40 am
Palladium tops $2,500 an ounce in biggest one-day surge since 2008 The metal is headed for its best week since 2001 and showing little sign of slowing down. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2020 | 10:16 am
Brazil prosecutors threaten to revive $37bn lawsuit over Samarco delays The prosecutors' office has not ruled out other legal measures. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 10:09 am
The elite De Beers diamond buyers club may get even smaller The world’s biggest producer is wrestling with the way it sells diamonds after a disastrous year for the companies that cut, polish and trade the world’s gems. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2020 | 10:04 am
Graph: Low inventories to frustrate zinc bears Stocks of zinc in LME warehouses are close to 20-year lows. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 9:48 am
Kirkland’s $3.4bn bid for Detour wins backing from proxy advisory firms Chances of deal going ahead bolstered. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 7:52 am
Mali’s new mining code sets “stability period” at 20 years Mali had previously proposed a 10-year stability period. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 7:48 am
Lynas’ rare earth licence renewal in Malaysia challenged in court The lawsuit challenges the Malaysian government's decision to renew the company’s operating licence last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2020 | 6:40 am
Altamira Gold granted trial mining license in Brazil The permit applies to the Cajueiro gold project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2020 | 6:15 am