North Carolina seeks more info for Piedmont Lithium mine permit review State officials gave the company 180 days to provide additional details on 10 areas. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 5:10 pm
British Columbia’s ‘dirty dozen’ mines named in new report Teck tops the list of nearly a dozen mining projects called out for their risky operations or environmental records. Stafan Labbé - Business in Vancouver | May 30, 2023 | 3:59 pm
Glencore said to prepare sweetened Teck bid as deadlock drags on The situation remains fluid, and Glencore’s plans could still change, Bloomberg sources said. Bloomberg News | May 30, 2023 | 3:49 pm
Is gold going higher? Here’s what the indicators are saying The price of gold dropped to a low of $1,940 per ounce last week after hitting a year-to-date high of $2,056 early in May. Brian Donovan - The Globe & Mail | May 30, 2023 | 1:17 pm
Chile wants to start lithium negotiations with Albemarle soon Chile's government launched a plan in April to gain a majority stake in new lithium projects considered strategic, as well as in the current operations in the Atacama. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 1:00 pm
Peru seen losing title of no. 2 copper producer soon to Congo While Peru has 18 mining projects in its pipeline, only one of those may be developed in the short term. Bloomberg News | May 30, 2023 | 12:47 pm
Seabridge Gold hunting for new discoveries at Iskut, east of KSM in British Columbia Iskut is located only 20 km from the company’s massive KSM copper-gold project. Staff Writer | May 30, 2023 | 11:16 am
Maricunga salt flats exploration ‘extraordinarily successful’, says Codelco The company said the country's northern Maricunga salt flats also have the second highest lithium concentration in the world. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 10:04 am
Cochilco sees lithium shortage, price increases from 2031 A presentation by the state-run entity showed global demand at 3.8 million tonnes by 2035. Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 9:57 am