BHP dodges copper strike in Chile with eleventh-hour wage deal The deal will ease concerns over a potential stoppage that would have further tightened global supplies of the metal. Bloomberg News | June 11, 2021 | 8:45 am
Ganfeng Lithium exercises participation right in Sal de la Puna Top lithium producer also said it would sell $630m of shares to fund expansion overseas. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2021 | 8:17 am
China May copper output down m/m, lead production up China's major copper smelters reduced output by 4.34% in May from a month earlier to 765,100 tonnes as several of them carried out maintenance. Reuters | June 11, 2021 | 7:51 am
China eyes releasing up to 900,000 tonnes of aluminum reserves – consultancy The world's biggest producer of aluminum rarely sells state metal stockpiles. Reuters | June 11, 2021 | 7:42 am
Output halted at all non-coal mines in China’s Shanxi after accident An iron mine in Shanxi was flooded on Thursday and trapped 13 miners. Reuters | June 11, 2021 | 7:22 am
Gold Fields, unions agree on a wage deal for Deep South mine Company concluded a three-year wage agreement with unions representing employees at its gold mine. Reuters | June 11, 2021 | 7:18 am
Peru copper output at risk as leftist Castillo leads in presidential election With 99.6% of the ballots counted, the candidate that wants up to 70% of miners' profits emerges as the yet-to-be-declared President elect. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2021 | 7:05 am
Researchers, consortium to push for higher uptake of lead batteries UK-based scientists are developing advanced models that allow for predictions on lead battery behaviour for utility grid storage. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 11, 2021 | 6:09 am
Solid-state battery deployment expected by mid-decade — report According to S&P Market Intelligence, if scaled up, the production of solid-state batteries would have a minimal effect on demand for battery metals. MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2021 | 6:06 am