September 15, 2022

Column: Can Europe save its industrial metals production sector?

The European Commission's focus on future-looking metals seems to have blind-sided it to the older metals that are also required to decarbonize, writes Andy Home.

September 15, 2022

Amplats unit takes Zimbabwe tax agency to court over $24m royalty dispute

In 2020, the government ordered miners to pay royalties in foreign currency.

September 15, 2022

Zinc price extends gains for sixth day on supply worries

Fitch Solutions projected the global zinc market to post a deeper deficit of 228,000 t in 2022 from a shortfall of 48,000 t in 2021.

September 15, 2022

Newmont delays investment decision on Peru gold mine to 2024

The $2bn project is part of a planned expansion of the Yanacocha gold mine in Peru.

September 14, 2022

Compass Minerals picks lithium extraction technology to supply Ford, others

Compass chose EnergySource's direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology over four rivals.

September 14, 2022

Lake Resources in dispute with Lilac Solutions over stake in Argentina lithium project

Dispute is over the deadline of the US partner achieving milestones to get a 25% stake in Kachi lithium project in Argentina.

September 14, 2022

Energy crisis an ‘existential threat’ to EU metal production – Eurometaux

Zinc, aluminum and silicon production cuts have already left consumers in the Europe's steel, auto and construction industries facing severe shortages.

September 14, 2022

SQM says brine reduction plan to cost $1.5 billion

In 2020, SQM committed to a 50% reduction in the brine it pumps to mine lithium in the vast Atacama salt flat.

September 14, 2022

China gets coal lifeline before winter with Mongolia rail spur

The 240-kilometer spur from the Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the Gobi Desert to China’s border officially opened last week.

September 14, 2022

Gold price holds steady as traders weigh Fed rate path

The Fed’s hawkish monetary tightening has caused the precious metal to trend lower this year.