London market blocks newly refined Russian platinum and palladium The decision comes a month after a similar industry group, the London Bullion Market Association, suspended the accreditation of Russian refiners. Reuters | April 8, 2022 | 9:23 am
Rusal ‘disagrees’ with Rio taking control of refiner Queensland Alumina Rio's move effectively cuts Rusal's access to production and management at the refiner under an Australian ban against exporting alumina and aluminum ores. Reuters | April 8, 2022 | 9:15 am
Rio Tinto’s board backs Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea Getting Simandou under development would be a second major win for Chief Executive Officer Jakob Stausholm. Bloomberg News | April 8, 2022 | 9:06 am
Gatos Silver achieves record quarterly production, shares up It produced a record 2.39 million oz. of silver during the first quarter of 2022, representing a 58% increase over Q1 2021. Staff Writer | April 8, 2022 | 8:55 am
Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 5:46 am
Enhanced aluminum for aircraft now a possibility Studying aluminum alloys at the atomic level revealed previously unknown mechanical properties. Staff Writer | April 8, 2022 | 5:05 am
World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to cut off additional sources of revenue for Moscow. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 3:37 am
Kinross to post first resource for Great Bear in 2022, with PFS to follow The miner acquired the project in Red Lake, Ontario in December. Naimul Karim | April 7, 2022 | 3:11 pm
Goldman sees new all-time high for copper price by mid-year Report out on Thursday says the copper market is “sleepwalking towards a stockout,” ups already bullish price targets and doubles deficit projections. Frik Els | April 7, 2022 | 2:36 pm