October 27, 2023 Copycat Chinese lithium firms back Nigerian processing plant The $250 million project is a response to the Nigerian government’s efforts to diversify the economy away from oil.
October 26, 2023 Capex of top 30 miners to grow 6.2% in 2023, but decline over next two years — report According to S&P Global, the highest capital budget spend in financial year 2023 is expected to come from BHP.
October 26, 2023 Trafigura-backed Congo miner puts itself on sale amid debt woes The attempted sale of Chemaf Resources Ltd. comes after the company’s ambitious expansion drive ran into financial trouble.
October 26, 2023 Syrah expects more graphite buys ahead of China export ban China will require export permits as of Dec. 1 for some graphite products.
October 25, 2023 World Bank grants South Africa $1 billion loan for energy reform The funding will help facilitate “restructuring of the power sector” through the unbundling of state-owned utility Eskom.
October 25, 2023 Namibia’s battery metal ambitions rest on infrastructure, miners say The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.
October 25, 2023 South African unions free some miners held underground Workers stuck underground for days over a union dispute at Gold One International Ltd.’s Modder East mine in South Africa have returned to the surface.
October 25, 2023 Over 4,000 jobs on the line with Sibanye-Stillwater’s latest restructuring Announcement comes barely six weeks after the company kicked off a similar process at one of its South African gold mines.
October 25, 2023 Zijin says it will advance disputed, giant Congo lithium project Mine permit belonged to AVZ Minerals, but was revoked in February with mines ministry saying the company had not developed it fast enough.
October 24, 2023 Nigeria seeks to tighten rules to curb raw mineral exports The country has lithium, gold, bitumen and iron ore deposits and is intent on emulating nations such as Indonesia in climbing up the commodities value chain.
Codelco, SQM kick off lithium tie-up with board meeting The NovaAndino Litio company was established after an agreement signed in May 2024 and valid until 2060. December 29, 2025 | 07:59 am
