Rio Takes step toward M&A redemption with $6.7 billion lithium bet
Modest by comparison with past splurges, the all-cash deal is a significant and long-awaited expansion of Rio’s bet on lithium.
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Until now, geologists had been divided as to whether this resource can be tapped.
Parties’ mining and energy policies scrutinized ahead of British Columbia election
The province’s mineral exploration and mining sector contributes CAD$7.3 billion to GDP.
Hundreds march against Ghana’s damaging informal gold mining boom
Illegal small-scale gold mining known "galamsey" in Ghana has picked up this year following an almost 30% rise in global gold prices.
Rio Tinto’s real prize: Arcadium’s lithium extraction technology
Arcadium, through a predecessor company, was the first to develop an early version of a DLE technology in the 1990s.
Gold miners’ epic quarter
The gold miners are on the verge of reporting another best quarter ever.
Aluminum prices surge amid Guinea bauxite export suspension
Emirates Global Aluminium announced a suspension of bauxite exports from its Guinea Alumina Corporation subsidiary.
Gold price erases weekly loss as market digests new US data
A measure of prices paid to US producers was unchanged in September, pointing to a still-favorable inflation outlook and supporting expectations of Fed rate cut next month.
Copper prices to hit record high in Q4 2024 on Fed cuts and China stimulus – Fastmarkets
Analysts expect prices around $10,265 per tonne in the last quarter of the year.
