Eight companies developing battery metals
As the world moves away from fossil fuels, battery metals are in high demand, especially with a shortage of supply from low-geopolitical risk jurisdictions.
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Codelco is boosting output amid a covid surge in Chile
The world’s biggest copper producer has some calming words for traders concerned that a covid-19 resurgence in Chile will disrupt supply of the metal.
Investors call on EPA, Congress for ban on development in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
50 investors representing $105 billion wrote about concerns of the social and environmental impacts of the Northern Dynasty's proposed Pebble mine.
Osisko releases PEA on ‘highly profitable’ gold mine at Windfall in Quebec
The PEA outlines a 3,100 t/d underground mine with a process facility that would produce 238,000 gold oz a year over an 18-year life.
Hudbay begins pit development at Pampacancha
Pampacancha is a high-grade satellite deposit located 4 km from the mill at Hudbay's Constancia mine in Peru.
Teck signs zinc benchmark deals at $159/t with Glencore, Korea Zinc
Zinc miners have struggled to recover from disruptions caused by covid-19, causing extreme tightness in the concentrates market.
China is increasingly the outlier in building new coal-fired power: Russell
China commissioned 38.4 GW of new coal plants last year, more than offsetting the retirements achieved in the rest of the world.
Glencore’s KCC mine in Congo had acid spill on March 16
Glencore declined to say how much acid was spilled from the tank, but said KCC immediately contained the spill and conducted follow-up monitoring of the environment.
Portofino Resources confirms lithium-rich brines at Yergo project in Argentina
The Canadian company identified two large, anomalous sub-basins within the project’s Aparejos Salar.