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Elementos restarts Spanish tin DFS with modified layout
By: Mariaan Webb Updated 2 hours 45 minutes ago The definitive feasibility study (DFS) and licensing activities for the Oropesa tin project will resume, following an agreement between Elementos and the Andalusian government on project layout modifications to address community and environmental concerns. The negotiations with government have... →
US tariffs on minerals leave out markets that China dominates
By: Bloomberg Updated 6 hours ago President Joe Biden just unveiled sweeping tariffs on a range of Chinese imports, including more than two dozen industrial raw materials. But the administration is being careful to avoid the critical minerals where Beijing’s grip on global supply is greatest. The commodities that made the duties... →
All-round value unlock targeted in proposed demerging of Anglo Platinum and De Beers 
By: Martin Creamer 14th May 2024 Diversified mining major Anglo American is targeting value elevation in its planned demerging of South Africa-based Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) and the envisaged divestment or demerger of Southern Africa-dominant De Beers. In rejecting BHP’s second takeover offer, Anglo intends reshaping... →
Australia to invest A$22.7bn in renewable energy, critical minerals
By: Reuters 14th May 2024 The Australian government on Tuesday announced a A$22.7-billion package to boost domestic manufacturing and renewable energy as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers for key technologies. Details of the Future Made in Australia package announced in the government's annual... →
Top critical mineral miner CBMM sees opportunity in EV batteries
By: Bloomberg 14th May 2024 A Brazilian company focused on mining a metal used to strengthen alloys is betting that its mainstay product can also play a key role in improving electric vehicle batteries. Cia. Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração is the world’s top producer of niobium, a critical mineral that’s only mined in... →
Green energy presenting South Africa with massive reindustrialisation chance – Nedbank 
By: Martin Creamer 13th May 2024 Green electrons and green molecules are presenting South Africa with a massive opportunity to reindustrialise, Nedbank CIB head of infrastructure, energy and telecommunications Mike Peo told the Green Hydrogen Roundtable on Monday. “We have an opportunity for South Africa to completely... →
Australia’s Budget will boost critical minerals, Treasurer says
By: Bloomberg 13th May 2024 Australia’s budget will feature a bigger boost for the nation’s critical minerals industry, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, describing the lucrative market as a “golden opportunity” just days ahead of releasing his annual fiscal blueprint. “The critical minerals space is one of the reasons why... →
Miners seek exemption from Canadian tax hike to save equity deals
By: Bloomberg 13th May 2024 Canada’s mining industry is pushing for an carveout to the federal government’s proposed increase to capital gains taxes, warning the hike will make it harder for junior miners to raise money to find new mineral deposits. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s new budget includes a measure to... →
Fantastic advance by Proudly South African manganese battery metal first-mover
By: Martin Creamer 10th May 2024 Proudly South African Manganese Metal Co (MMC) of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is making a fantastic first-mover advance to enter the manganese battery metal market, which is progressing super-fast. To be established is a faster stream to market, which is not only ahead of the global game, but also... →
Mkango executives’ salaries cut by up to 50% until September
By: Darren Parker 10th May 2024 Aim-listed Mkango Resources has cut the salaries of its executive management team by between 25% and 50% from April through to September. This comes as part of the company’s cost cutting initiatives and is complementary to Mkango’s recent £750 000 private placement closing, as announced on April 11. →
Hydrogen’s ‘irreplaceable’ role highlighted by platinum-linked venture capital provider
By: Martin Creamer 9th May 2024 The role of hydrogen in the decarbonisation of the hardest-to-abate sectors of the global economy continues to be highlighted as “irreplaceable” by AP Ventures, the independent venture capital fund focused on investing in early-stage companies that use or enable the use of platinum group metals... →
Standard Lithium and Equinor form US lithium partnership
By: Creamer Media Reporter 9th May 2024 TSX-V-listed Standard Lithium on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with NYSE-listed energy group Equinor to accelerate the development of lithium projects in Arkansas and Texas. In terms of the transaction, Equinor will make a $160-million investment for a 45% interest in two special... →
BHP and Ivanhoe Electric join forces for a US copper hunt
By: Mariaan Webb 9th May 2024 Toronto-listed Ivanhoe Electric has announced an exploration alliance agreement with the top diversified miner BHP, targeting copper and other critical minerals in the US. The alliance will explore six mutually agreed areas of interest over 3 655 km2 in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. →
Experienced project leader appointed to head Critical Minerals Queensland
By: Creamer Media Reporter 8th May 2024 Queensland's critical minerals sector received a strategic boost with the appointment of seasoned project leader Paul Holden at the helm of Critical Minerals Queensland (CMQ). This newly established office aims to catalyse growth within Queensland's critical minerals industry. →
Copper 360’s underground copper mine set to open three months ahead of schedule
By: Martin Creamer 6th May 2024 Last month copper mining company Copper 360 surprised on the upside by producing its first copper concentrate from surface material well ahead of schedule. Now, this month, it is doing the same on the underground mining front in that it will be opening its Rietberg underground copper mine three... →
Platinum-based green hydrogen emerging as Winter Olympics decarbonisation pillar
By: Martin Creamer 3rd May 2024 Green hydrogen, which is generated with the benefit of the catalysis that platinum group metals (PGMs) provide, is being increasingly highlighted as a pillar of the global decarbonisation transition that is poised to save the world from ruinous climate change. News just out is that steps are... →
Zimbabwe's sole nickel mine placed under administration
By: Reuters 3rd May 2024 Zimbabwe's only operating nickel mine was on Thursday placed under administration, according to a government notice, seven months after halting production due to equipment failure and low prices. Zimbabwe's government owns 70% of Bindura Nickel Corporation's Trojan Nickel Mine which employs about... →
Kathleen Valley nearing first production
By: Creamer Media Reporter 3rd May 2024 Lithium developer Liontown is getting closer to first production – scheduled for mid-year – with the miner this week reaching the key milestone of crushing first ore at its flagship Kathleen Valley project, in Western Australia. Commissioning of the dry plant started in late March, the... →
Glencore studying an approach for Anglo American, sources say
By: Reuters 3rd May 2024 Commodities group Glencore is studying an approach for Anglo American, two sources said, a development that could spark a bidding war for the 107-year old mining company. Glencore has not yet approached Anglo, one of the sources said. The discussions are internal and preliminary at this stage... →
Meteoric inks rare earths offtake MoU with Neo Performance
By: Mariaan Webb 2nd May 2024 Exploration company Meteoric Resources said on Thursday it had entered into a nonbinding memorandum (MoU) to supply Neo Performance Materials’ Estonia magnet manufacturing with rare earths from its Caldeira project, in Brazil. Under the contemplated offtake agreement, NPN Silmet, Neo’s rare... →
Anglo bidder BHP intends maintaining long-standing JSE listing
By: Martin Creamer 2nd May 2024 Diversified mining major BHP, which has made a rejected proposal to combine with Anglo American by way of a scheme of arrangement, confirmed on Thursday that it intended maintaining its multi-decade listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). BHPalso emphasised that, under its Anglo... →
Chinese miners see opportunities as BHP’s mega bid unfolds
By: Bloomberg 2nd May 2024 China’s leading metals companies, including its state iron ore buyer, are considering their next moves following BHP Group’s blockbuster $39-billion approach for rival Anglo American, potentially the largest mining deal in over a decade. The world’s top consumer of commodities including copper... →
Stillwater Critical Minerals raised C$3.89m in oversubscribed placement
By: Creamer Media Reporter 2nd May 2024 TSX-V-listed Stillwater Critical Minerals has successfully completed C$3.89-million in a nonbrokered placement, surpassing expectations with a 55% oversubscription. Commodities powerhouse Glencore spearheaded the placement, with a substantial $2.1-million order. →
Graphite miners lobby US govt to impose levy on China-sourced EV material
By: Reuters 2nd May 2024 North American graphite miners are lobbying the US government to impose a 25% tariff on three graphite products sourced from China in order to counter Beijing's monopoly on a key material used in automobile batteries. If successful, the move will pit the miners against their main customers- the... →
Discovery, development are mining’s only true value creation drivers, Barrick highlights
By: Martin Creamer 2nd May 2024 Discovery and development are the only true drivers of value creation in the mining industry, Barrick president and CEO Dr Mark Bristow highlighted on Wednesday, when this standout gold and copper mining company once again declared a dividend in reporting its first quarter results that position... →
Australia cracks down on foreign investment in critical minerals
By: Bloomberg 2nd May 2024 Australia will tighten scrutiny of foreign investment into mining and refining of critical minerals as part of an overhaul of its national regime, while speeding up approvals in low-risk areas to boost economic growth. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the changes in a speech to the Lowy... →
Clean energy critical minerals can transform sub-Saharan Africa – IMF
By: Schalk Burger 30th April 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa holds an estimated 30% of the world’s volume of proven critical mineral reserves and managing their use properly as part of the global transition to clean energy has the potential to transform the region, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) states in its ‘Regional Economic... →
Critical minerals, food crops at risk of climate disruption by 2050, report shows
By: Darren Parker 30th April 2024 More than 70% of critical minerals needed for the transition to net zero emissions will be at risk from climate disruption by 2050, professional services firm PwC says. The firm's latest report, titled ‘Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities Report’, shows that the production of copper, cobalt and... →
West Cobar adds scandium to Salazar basket
By: Creamer Media Reporter 29th April 2024 ASX-listed Cobar Metals has announced a maiden resource estimate for scandium, adding to the already valuable basket of minerals hosted at the Salazar project, north-east of Esperance in Western Australia. The Salazar project contains significant indicated and inferred resources of rare earth... →
Shanghai Platinum Week: Hydrogen’s going to feature big, says World Platinum Investment Council
By: Martin Creamer 26th April 2024 The growth in demand for platinum applications in China is extremely high, making detailed access to the China market hugely advantageous. Providing this detailed access from July 8 to 11 will be the far-reaching Shanghai Platinum Week 2024, which is sandwiched between the London Platinum Week in... →
ASM secures another financing letter of intent from Canadian agency
By: Marleny Arnoldi 26th April 2024 Credit agency Export Development Canada (EDC) has indicated in a conditional letter of interest that it will provide a direct lending debt funding package of up to A$400-million to ASX-listed Australian Strategic Minerals (ASM). The funds will be aimed at constructing and advancing to... →
Scanner finds copper-rich mineralisation
By: Nadine Ramdass 26th April 2024 Mining technology provider Veracio’s TruScan core scanning system has facilitated the generation of geological insights instrumental to discovering diversified explorer and developer Foran Mining’s Bridge target zone, which is adjacent to Foran’s McIlvenna Bay copper development project, in the... →
Focus on programmes driving tech development
By: Halima Frost 26th April 2024 The five mining technology research programmes of the Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP) have garnered much attention and have, thus far, yielded positive results, pointing to “great future potential”, reports MMP director Julie Courtnage. In celebrating the MMP’s fifth anniversary, she tells Mining... →
Circular minerals, metals initiative launched
By: Halima Frost 26th April 2024 The Mandela Mining Precinct (MMP), with the support of the Department of Science and Innovation’s (DSI’s) Circular Innovation South Africa fund, launched the South African Circular Minerals and Metals Initiative (SACMMI) on April 11. “The aim of the initiative is to support the mining sector in... →
How 30 years of democracy has transformed South Africa's mining industry
By: Martin Creamer 25th April 2024 South Africa’s 30 years of democracy has changed the character of this country’s mining industry profoundly, Minerals Council South Africa emphasised in a report that highlights the industry’s significant advance since the dawning of democracy in 1994. Importantly, South Africa’s highly regarded... →
New green hydrogen trading base uplifting platinum group metals demand outlook
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2024 The green hydrogen sector now has a digital platform on which users can buy and sell green hydrogen by the click of a button, it was announced on Tuesday. Euronext-listed Lhyfe, the French group devoted to energy transition, has begun taking of orders for green hydrogen in Europe and... →
Anglo pleased with copper's first-quarter performance
By: Martin Creamer 23rd April 2024 Copper production increasing by 11% as Quellaveco achieved its highest plant throughput rate in Peru, and Collahuasi and El Soldado in Chile benefitting from higher copper grades were among the first-quarter performance aspects that pleased diversified mining company Anglo American in the three... →
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