July 18, 2024 Panama vows to talk to First Quantum in coming months on shuttered mine Panama’s new president has said that the mine may need to be temporarily reopened in order to responsibly prepare for a permanent closure.
July 18, 2024 German Chancellor defends planned lithium deal with Serbia Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis are currently in discussions with Serbia’s government to invest in the country.
July 18, 2024 Nornickel weighs projects in new top market China Nornickel executives held talks with potential Chinese partners this month and signed about 10 memorandums of understanding, Bloomberg sources say.
July 18, 2024 Blank-check firm to buy Turkish mine in $290 million bet on copper demand The Gediktepe mine marks the beginning of ACG's global copper consolidation strategy.
July 18, 2024 Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs $310 million lithium mine deal The company did not name the investors, only saying they were "leading foreign British and Chinese companies in the global lithium market".
July 18, 2024 Mexico has ‘sufficient arguments’ to win Ganfeng dispute, says President-elect Mexico President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum expressed confidence in her incoming government's ability to come out on top in a legal battle against the Chinese miner.
July 18, 2024 Australia’s Quantum Graphite receives $300m loan offer from US EXIM Bank The financing will cover mining and production at Uley mine in Australia.
July 18, 2024 UK gold coin sales jump on concerns over Labour’s fiscal plans While the possibility of a capital gains hike by Labour adds to the coins’ appeal, it’s one of many potential drivers for the Mint’s increased sales.
July 18, 2024 Copper output from Codelco this year to top 2023, chairman says "We have reaffirmed our commitment for 2024 production to surpass 2023," said Maximo Pacheco.
July 18, 2024 China copper smelters eye more output cuts as raw material supply tightens CRU predicts a shortage of concentrate feed globally in 2025 at 1.1 million metric tons of copper-in-concentrate.
Vale, Caterpillar and Sotreq sign deal to expand fleet of autonomous trucks in Pará, Brazil New agreement expands fleet to approximately 90 autonomous trucks in the region by 2028. December 16, 2025 | 01:52 pm
