April 11, 2022 Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources The deal is a major bet by Ford on direct lithium extraction (DLE), a relatively new breed of technologies that filter the metal from brines.
April 11, 2022 Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, says the Fraser Institute.
April 11, 2022 Sigma Lithium updates Phase 1 FS, showing $1.6bn after-tax NPV for Brazil project The updated economics demonstrate that Phase 1 is financially robust, even as a standalone project.
April 11, 2022 Glencore regains IPO price after 11 years on commodity rally Glencore's shares have surged 42% this year — a level the world’s biggest commodities trader had at times looked unlikely to ever regain.
April 8, 2022 Barrick pulls the trigger on Pueblo Viejo expansion Barrick and the Dominican Republic have completed a review on where to place the Pueblo Viejo expansion project tailings storage facility.
April 8, 2022 Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022 Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]
April 8, 2022 Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.
April 7, 2022 Analysts adjust higher metal price assumptions on Russia-Ukraine conflict Russia's February invasion of Ukraine has triggered turmoil in commodity markets.
April 7, 2022 Brothers behind Brazil’s $18 billion meat empire are getting into mining J&F Investimentos SA, owned by the Batista family, emerged as the surprise buyer of some of Vale SA’s operations in Brazil.
April 7, 2022 Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June The bidding round for coal exploration contracts opens this month, while gold round is expected in the first half of 2022.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
