Sibanye-Stillwater secures controlling stake in New Century Resources
The precious metals miner now controls nearly 71% of New Century Resources, for which it launched an unsolicited takeover bid in February.
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Argentina’s copper rush lures top power generator Central Puerto
The Buenos Aires-based firm is looking at three projects — in San Juan, Santa Cruz and Salta provinces — and has received partnership interest from a mining company.
Cobalt market saw record-breaking supply boom in 2022
Mined cobalt supply grew by 23% to 187,060 tons in 2022, in a supply swell that wiped out a large deficit seen in 2021.
Rio Tinto settles US bribery case linked to Simandou mine
Allegations related to the company’s efforts to retain valuable mining rights in Guinea in 2011.
BHP CEO says he is optimistic about Chinese economy this year
BHP last month reported a steeper-than-expected 32% fall in first-half profit.
Battery metals projects catch eye of pension funds and carmakers
The rush for metals needed to power electric vehicles has “clearly brought the sector into a spotlight that it wasn’t in a few years ago,” BMO analyst says.
NioCorp stock rallies on $800 million funding interest for Elk Creek critical minerals project
NioCorp is developing what would be North America’s only advanced materials manufacturing facility for producing niobium, scandium and titanium.
Teck, UBC announce $2.9m investment for tailings management research and education
A new professorship will aim to strengthen the pipeline of skilled engineers to work in tailings management immediately after graduating.
Metals catch a chill as Beijing shies away from major stimulus
Commodities from copper to iron ore fell after China set a cautious economic growth target of about 5% for the year.
