June 25, 2024

Exxon to focus on lithium from brines, not hard rock mining, executive says

The company is deciding which direct lithium extraction technology it will license to produce lithium in Arkansas.

June 25, 2024

Gold Reserve announces $30 million placement for Citgo bid

Part of the proceeds will go toward the company's credit bid for PDV Holdings, the indirect parent company of Venezuela-owned oil refiner Citgo Petroleum.

June 25, 2024

Newmont the only miner to make TIME’s top 100 green firms ranking

TIME and Statista held companies to high standards for their Scope 1 and 2 emissions and energy consumption relative to company size, emissions reductions in 2021 and 2022.

June 25, 2024

Exxon, South Korea’s SK On sign non-binding deal for lithium supply

The agreement has the potential to be a multi-year offtake deal of up to 100,000 metric tons.

June 25, 2024

Contango, Kinross to pour first gold from Alaska mine in July

The project is held under a joint venture, with Kinross owning 70%.

June 25, 2024

Lilac Solutions releases lithium extraction data amid rising competition

Lilac plans to use the latest version of its DLE technology at Utah's Great Salt Lake, where a pilot plant should be online by October.

June 23, 2024

Hedge funds’ bullish copper bets run into China’s slowdown

Without western investors buying, all eyes are back on China, and a copper market that several industry insiders say is still the weakest they’ve ever seen it.

June 21, 2024

Gold price down 1%, but set for second straight weekly gain

Gold has benefited from a run of soft economic data this week.

June 21, 2024

US lithium clay projects secure backing despite extraction hurdles

The United States’ great hope for domestic lithium supply could lie in the massive-scale, long-life sediment-hosted deposits in its southwestern region.

June 20, 2024

Barrick-backed Dakota Gold seeks Homestake-style lode

One drill hole cut 6.4 metres grading 9.46 grams gold per tonne from 506.2 metres depth.