Rio Tinto halts Jadar project in Serbia: report
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) plans to pause its development of the long-delayed Jadar lithium project in Serbia to cut costs and shift focus elsewhere, Bloomberg reported on Thursday….
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Ivanhoe Electric gets $200M loan for U.S. copper mine
Ivanhoe Electric (NYSE-A, TSX: IE) says it’s secured a $200 million (C$280 million) bridge loan from a bank syndicate amid a push to build the next major United States copper…
Marimaca oxide project gets Chile environmental nod
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI, ASX: MC2) says it has received formal environmental approval to develop its flagship oxide project in northern Chile, placing it closer to construction-ready status. The Marimaca…
China minerals curb could cost US GDP $1B: Macquarie
China’s export controls on certain critical minerals could cut gross domestic product in the United States by more than $1 billion a year, even if U.S. reliance on Chinese imports…
AngloGold gains on record quarterly cash generation
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) shares rose Tuesday after the South African miner boosted quarterly output and generated record cash flow. Consolidated production climbed 17% to 768,000 oz. in the third…
Fortune lands more funding for Alberta refinery
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; US-OTC: FTMDF) says it plans to accept a small loan from the Northwest Territories to buy a refinery site for the world’s largest bismuth deposit. The…
Sibanye pays Appian $215M to settle dispute
Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW, NYSE: SBSW) has agreed to pay $215 million to settle its dispute with Appian Capital Advisory over its cancelled purchase of two of the firm’s Brazilian assets….
China lifts export ban on gallium, germanium and antimony to US
China has lifted a nearly year-long ban on exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the United States in a further de-escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest…
US confirms copper, silver as critical minerals
The United States has added copper, silver and uranium to an expanded list of critical minerals that it deems are vital to America’s economy and national security. The new list,…
Tungsten West reports trial output in UK
Tungsten West (LSE:TUN) has generated its first tungsten concentrate as it works to restart one of the world’s largest resources of the defence metal, the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine…
Vedanta starts CopperTech Metals in US
Vedanta Resources is spinning out U.S.-domiciled CopperTech Metals to boost the parent company’s $3-billion investment in Konkola Copper Mines in Zambia. CopperTech plans to invest $1.5 billion more in Konkola,…
Pilbara CEO warns Aus losing lithium edge to Brazil
Australia’s Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) has found operating in Brazil to be easier than at home, just months after completing a A$560 million ($363 million) acquisition to establish a foothold…