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Arizona Lithium's Prairie produces battery-grade lithium carbonate
7th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Arizona Lithium on Wednesday announced that it had produced battery-grade lithium carbonate from its Prairie lithium project, in Saskatchewan. The lithium carbonate was produced from... 


Copper processing plant in Argentina.
Argentina is the next frontier for copper growth, says Glencore
7th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Argentina is the next frontier for copper growth, “no question”, Glencore CEO Gary Nagle highlighted on Wednesday when the London- and Johannesburg-listed diversified mining and marketing company... 


Mount Cattlin in Western Australia
Australia's lithium industry seen bearing brunt of supply cuts
7th August 2024 By: Reuters

Arcadium Lithium on Wednesday joined a growing list of producers reviewing lithium operations in Australia amid a rout in prices for the battery raw material that is expected to result in more... 


Patriot reports significant resource upgrade at Shaakichiuwaanaan
Patriot reports significant resource upgrade at Shaakichiuwaanaan
6th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Dual-listed Patriot Battery Metals on Tuesday updated the mineral resource estimate (MRE) for the CV5 and CV13 spodumene pegmatites at its Shaakichiuwaanaan property, formerly known as the... 


Arcadium announces ‘small, but important’ acquisition
6th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

NYSE- and ASX-listed Arcadium Lithium has announced the acquisition of the lithium metal business of Li-Metal for $11-million in cash. The acquisition includes the intellectual property and... 


EnergyX makes $150m bid for Galan Lithium's Argentina assets
EnergyX makes $150m bid for Galan Lithium's Argentina assets
6th August 2024 By: Reuters

Lithium technology startup EnergyX has made a $150-million bid for Galan Lithium's assets in Argentina, part of a strategy to consolidate acreage needed to produce the electric vehicle battery... 


The Greenbushes lithium mine is the cornerstone of IGO's growth.
‘Too big to fail’ lithium to remain crucial amid market uncertainties, says IGO’s Vella
6th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Lithium will continue to play a key role in the future of battery technology and in the broader energy transition, despite significant market uncertainties, according to Australian miner IGO MD... 


Copper 360’s debut load of ore exits one of the shafts at Rietberg mine. This was the first time in 41 years that mining activity in the Northern Cape’s copper district recommenced.
Re-opened Rietberg copper mine on way to becoming Copper 360’s cash cow
5th August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The revived Rietberg copper mine is on its way to becoming the cash cow of Copper 360, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange AltX company, which last week produced the first copper ore in the O’Kiep... 


WA gold companies shine but critical minerals pull index down
WA gold companies shine but critical minerals pull index down
5th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Gold-focused Western Australia companies have shone in 2024, with strong prices driving merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, while prices for some critical minerals, including lithium and rare... 


Australian critical mineral explorers, developers and producers face uncertainty - Deloitte
Australian critical mineral explorers, developers and producers face uncertainty - Deloitte
5th August 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The global trade and investment environment for critical minerals is rapidly changing and Australian critical mineral explorers, developers and producers need to understand the implications for... 


The Mt Weld mine, in Western Australia
Lynas updates Mt Weld rare earths resources
5th August 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Critical minerals miner Lynas Rare Earths has updated its Mt Weld mineral resource statement, reporting a significant increase in tonnage and contained total rare earth oxides (TREO) compared with... 


Utshalo founder Paul Miller.
Orion’s capital-raising success kindling hopes of greater small-end investment in mining
1st August 2024 By: Martin Creamer

The capital-raising success that emerging copper and zinc mining company Orion Minerals achieved is kindling high hopes that smaller South African shareholders will be facilitated to play a greater... 


Western Australian job losses dent Australia's green ambitions
Western Australian job losses dent Australia's green ambitions
1st August 2024 By: Reuters

A downturn in the critical minerals sector that has triggered a wave of job losses in Australia's top earning resources state has also struck a blow to the country's hopes to build out a critical... 


Australia may speed tax breaks for critical minerals refining
Australia may speed tax breaks for critical minerals refining
1st August 2024 By: Bloomberg

Australia may bring forward planned tax incentives for critical minerals refining after a major lithium producer said it would be shutting half of its processing capacity in the country. Albemarle... 


AECI CEO Holger Riemensperger
AECI in early-stage move to produce green explosives as internationalisation drive accelerates
31st July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Explosives and mining chemicals group AECI is moving to secure green ammonia for use in the production of lower-carbon explosives, demand for which is expected to grow in some of the mining... 


Dr Renosi Mokate
Opinion: Digging for Common Ground: Navigating the mining of critical minerals and the impact on Indigenous people
30th July 2024

In this article, conflict management and development practice Concentric Alliance (CA) executive director Dr Renosi Mokate and senior associate Ramabina Mahapa write that mining companies with... 


The future of deep sea mining hinges on a contentious election
30th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is tiny, with just 120 000 residents scattered across 32 tropical atolls, but it’s playing an outsize role in an election that will determine whether companies... 


Sibanye welcomes nature-related disclosure guidance for the mining sector
30th July 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Multinational mineral and metal processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has welcomed the nature-related reporting organisation Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) sector guidance... 


Tianqi appeals Chile ruling on SQM-Codelco lithium deal
Tianqi appeals Chile ruling on SQM-Codelco lithium deal
29th July 2024 By: Reuters

Chinese lithium miner Tianqi has appealed a ruling by Chilean financial regulator CMF that shareholder approval is not needed to proceed with a major tie-up set to boost state control over the... 


Teck's Highland Valley copper operations in Canada
Teck draws M&A attention from big miners in rush for copper
29th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

The world’s biggest miners are back in serious dealmaking mode and Teck Resources is taking center stage. The Canadian miner, which has exited its coal business with a sale this month to Glencore,... 


Anglo Platinum CEO Craig Miller.
Demerging Anglo Platinum excited about demand outlook for platinum group metals
26th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Anglo American Platinum, which is in the process of demerging from the Anglo American group, this week expressed confidence in the demand outlook for the platinum group metals (PGMs). The... 


Turnbull appointed chair of Axon Graphite
26th July 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Axon Graphite, the ASX-bound spinout of Lithium Energy in the graphite asset merger with Novonix, has finalised the composition of its board. Peter Turnbull, a senior executive in publicly listed,... 


Cash-hungry Canadian miners test grey area of anti-China M&A rules
Cash-hungry Canadian miners test grey area of anti-China M&A rules
26th July 2024 By: Bloomberg

Nearly two years after Canada moved to restrict foreign investment in the country’s mining sector, minerals explorers and developers are testing the limits of those rules. The Canadian government... 


Rio Tinto, BYD and LG Energy show interest in Chile's Altoandinos lithium site
26th July 2024 By: Reuters

Twelve companies including global miner Rio Tinto and Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD have submitted proposals to extract lithium in Chile's Altoandinos salt flats, the state mining company... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad.
Anglo's eyes are firmly on a copper, iron-ore and crop nutrient prize
25th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

By the end of 2025, the new Anglo American is going to be focused 100% on copper, iron-ore and crop nutrient mining. By that time, the demerged Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American... 


Anglo American CE Duncan Wanblad.
We’re moving at pace to create more agile, profitable Anglo, CE Wanblad reports
25th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Diversified mining company Anglo American, which is in the process of restructuring itself, on Thursday delivered $5-billion underlying half-year earnings for the six months to the end of June.... 


Platinum-based PEM electrolyer infographic.
Platinum demand uplifted by global electrolyser developments, world body reports
24th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum-based electrolysis for the production of planet-cleaning green hydrogen is gaining worldwide momentum. The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) projected on Wednesday that global... 


Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane.
Minerals Council South Africa supports beneficiation where the economics make sense
24th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa, whose members account for 90% of this country's annual mineral production by value, supports beneficiation where the economics make sense. “Therefore, we welcome the... 


Canada's TMC to apply for deep-sea mining licence this year, CEO says
Canada's TMC to apply for deep-sea mining licence this year, CEO says
24th July 2024 By: Reuters

Canada's The Metals Company (TMC) plans to apply for a licence to extract minerals from the ocean floor before the end of this year, its chief executive told Reuters, as nations gather in Jamaica... 


Peak and Shenghe extend partnership to fund Tanzania REE mine
Peak and Shenghe extend partnership to fund Tanzania REE mine
24th July 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australia’s Peak Rare Earths has signed a nonbinding term sheet with Chinese miner Shenghe to support the development and funding of the Ngualla rare earths element (REE) project in Tanzania. The... 


Anglo Platinum chairperson Norman Mbazima.
PGMs helping to lay greener global foundation, demerging Anglo Platinum highlights
22nd July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Despite the current low-price cycle, the critical role that platinum group metals (PGMs) play in helping to form a foundation for cleaner greener world remains indisputable, Anglo American Platinum... 


Anglo Platinum's Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo where hydrogen truck is being trialed.
We're looking forward to being PGM leader as a standalone entity – Anglo Platinum
22nd July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Platinum group metals  (PGM) mining and marketing company, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange primary-listed Anglo American Platinum, highlighted on Monday that it is working to deliver a responsible... 


Saudi Arabia to visit Brazil and lithium power Chile as seeks to diversify
22nd July 2024 By: Reuters

Saudi Arabia's mining minister will visit Brazil and Chile over the coming two weeks, the ministry said on Sunday, as the world's leading oil exporter seeks to expand its international presence in... 


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