Permit delays stall Kodal’s lithium exports in Mali Over 20,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate from the Bougouni mine in Mali are ready for delivery, but export is stalled due to permit issues. MINING.COM Editor | May 15, 2025 | 5:03 am
Agnico Eagle raises Foran stake in $64M strategic deal Private placement, part of Foran’s C$350M financing, includes support from Canada Growth Fund and Fairfax Financial Holdings. Staff Writer | May 15, 2025 | 3:35 am
Palladium market seen moving to balance after years of deficit, says Johnson Matthey For palladium, robust growth in Chinese automotive recycling will boost secondary supply by 4%, it says. Reuters | May 14, 2025 | 5:33 pm
Morgan Stanley hires Goldman’s metals and mining head David Hammond will rejoin Morgan Stanley later this year as a managing director focused on metals, mining and basic materials. Bloomberg News | May 14, 2025 | 3:36 pm
Judge to hear Mali’s request to reopen Barrick mine under new management The order would represent a major escalation of a dispute between the country and the Canadian miner. Reuters | May 14, 2025 | 1:38 pm
Ivanhoe almost doubles Makoko copper resource in DRC Total delineated contained copper in the area now stands at 9.37 million tonnes. Frédéric Tomesco - The Northern Miner | May 14, 2025 | 12:37 pm
Copper price drops sharply after trade deal bounce Pullback comes despite Chinese copper inventories falling by 60% in a single month. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 11:41 am
MP Materials signs rare earths deal with Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden The US miner has signed an MoU with Saudi's state miner to develop a rare earths supply chain in the kingdom. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 11:26 am
Cobalt demand to outpace supply by early 2030s, says Cobalt Institute Cobalt demand is set to hit 400,000 tonnes by the early 2030s, up from 222,000 in 2024. Staff Writer | May 14, 2025 | 11:25 am