Standard Lithium shares up on raw materials deal with Koch Minerals It has signed a letter of intent with Koch Minerals & Trading for the purchase of lithium chemical offtake and the procurement of key raw materials. Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 10:49 am
CHARTS: Tesla v Volkswagen v BYD – battery power, lithium, nickel, cobalt use Most ambitious European automaker and Warren Buffet-backed Chinese EV and battery manufacturer unlapped themselves in 2021, at best. Frik Els | January 25, 2022 | 10:14 am
Osisko Development expands portfolio with acquisition of Trixie gold mine in Utah The recent discovery of an ultra-high grade structure positions Trixie as one of the highest grade gold mines in the world, Osisko says. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 9:47 am
Iron ore price jumps as Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto face labour shortage Mining stocks slid, with Fortescue down more than 4% from the previous week MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2022 | 8:21 am
Indonesia’s coal ban sends prices soaring, other exporters fail to step up High coal prices and the threat of resource nationalism point to a more worrying longer term future for seaborne coal in Asia, writes Clyde Russell. Reuters | January 25, 2022 | 7:56 am
McKinsey pegs the price tag of a livable climate at $9.2 trillion a year That’s at least $3.5 trillion more a year than the world is currently laying out for both low-carbon and fossil-fuel infrastructure. Bloomberg News | January 25, 2022 | 7:42 am
Soldiers seize power in Burkina Faso, drawing international ire Australian and Canadian miners are among the companies currently running gold operations in the African country. Bloomberg News | January 25, 2022 | 7:39 am
UK local govt pension scheme “dismayed” at lack of action over Brazil dam collapses Vale said last week it expected to spend $1.64 billion in 2022 on reparations related to the Brumadinho dam burst. Reuters | January 25, 2022 | 7:28 am
Moody’s cuts Kyrgyzstan’s rating after gold mine nationalisation Rating agency said decision to nationalise the Kumtor mine indicated weak governance and investment climate deterioration. Reuters | January 25, 2022 | 7:25 am