Indebted Zambia pays $400m in VAT refunds to mining firms
Africa’s second-largest copper producer is negotiating with creditors to try to get debt relief, after it defaulted on a $42.5 million coupon in November.
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Apache tribe sues over Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project
Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe have sued the Trump Administration to block the pending land swap in Arizona.
Weak lithium prices could slow EV revolution – Albemarle
By 2025, demand is expected to outstrip supply by nearly 228,000 tonnes.
Petra Diamonds’ investors back restructuring
Majority approved plan includes reducing authorized share capital of the company by cutting the nominal value of all ordinary shares from 10p to 0.001p.
Eurasian Resources subscribes to Prince Charles’ sustainable planet initiative
The Luxembourg-based miner said it wants to explore synergies to help achieve the objectives outlined by Prince Charles in the Terra Carta.
Bam Bam expands Majuba Hill copper project
The Canadian miner grew the size of its Nevada project by almost 75%.
Cornish Metals to float shares in London
The copper and tin miner will apply for admission of its common shares to trade on the Alternative Investment Market.
Newcrest’s Havieron gets regulatory, funding approval
The funding approval follows receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals to start construction activities.
M&A and strong metal prices in the year ahead
Many analysts believe 2021 will see other big M&A deals in the mining space.
