July 6, 2023

New gold discoveries to extend Barrick’s Ivory Coast mine operations

Tongon mine will continue operating until at least 2030 following a significant discovery of new deposits.

July 6, 2023

Pentagon has strategic germanium stockpile, but no gallium reserves – spokesperson

China announced export restrictions on the two metals used in semiconductors.

July 5, 2023

European Lithium says Luxembourg’s GEM to fund $125m for Austrian mine

Proceeds will be used to fund the development of the Wolfsberg lithium project in Austria.

July 5, 2023

Chile copper production at main mines down in May

Copper output from Escondida fell 21.5% to 83,900 metric tons.

July 5, 2023

US says it opposes export controls by China on metals, will consult allies

The United States "firmly" opposes export controls announced by China on gallium and germanium, a US Commerce Department spokesperson said.

July 5, 2023

What are gallium and germanium? Niche metals hit by China curbs

Excluding China, other countries with gallium production capacity include Russia and Ukraine.

July 5, 2023

World’s biggest nuclear power plant being planned in Canada

The Ontario government said Bruce Power will conduct an environmental assessment of adding as much as 4.8 gigawatts of capacity to its plant.

July 5, 2023

Huayou commissions $300 million Zimbabwe lithium plant

The Arcadia plant took nine months to construct and started exporting concentrates in April.

July 5, 2023

These are the world’s most valuable gold mines in development

In a recent report, Metals Focus ranked the top most valuable gold development projects, using its proprietary five-year gold and silver price forecasts for NPV calculations.

July 5, 2023

Codelco says 2023 copper production further hurt by heavy rains

The total production for the year is set to be in the lower estimated range of 1.35-1.42 million metric tons.