China’s lithium triangle inroads show US challenges in EV race The lithium triangle of South America accounts for more than half of global resources. Bloomberg News | October 16, 2023 | 10:45 am
Mali to meet or exceed forecast for industrial gold output Production is expected to reach or even exceed its 67.7 tonnes forecast for 2023, according to a mines ministry official. Reuters | October 16, 2023 | 10:12 am
New resource bolsters Rio Tinto-backed Arizona Sonoran’s Cactus copper project The company has nearly tripled its measured and indicated resource at the Cactus porphyry project. Colin McClelland | October 16, 2023 | 9:50 am
Freeman Gold shares lifted by initial PEA on Lemhi project in Idaho At the base case, the project's after-tax net present value (at 5% discount) is calculated at $212.4 million with an internal rate of return of 22.8%. Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 9:28 am
Iron ore price rises as China stimulus lifts sentiment China's central bank ramped up liquidity support to the banking system by conducting medium-term lending facility operations. Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 8:52 am
Giant lithium deal collapses after Australian billionaire Rinehart steps in Albemarle has walked away from its $4.2 billion takeover of Liontown Resources after Australia’s richest woman built up a blocking minority. Bloomberg News | October 16, 2023 | 6:56 am
Tsingshan plans $233 million lithium-related investment in Chile Company to set up a plant to produce lithium iron phosphate, Chilean President Gabriel Boric said. Reuters | October 16, 2023 | 6:45 am
Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin. Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 6:42 am
Cobalt-based nanomaterial makes fuel cells more robust, environmentally friendly A new cobalt-based nanomaterial reduces fuel cells’ reliance on platinum. Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 6:40 am