Wheaton Precious cancels Glencore-Yauliyacu silver stream
At least one analyst has trimmed their target price forecast for Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM) equity after the miner announced it has agreed to terminate its silver…
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Glencore trading profit poised for best-ever year
Glencore (LON: GLEN) said on Friday that the first-half year profit from its commodities trading unit is on track to achieve its annual earnings target in the first six months…
Multi-stakeholder collaboration needed to rise to meet the battery metal boom
For investors and companies involved in the extraction industries, it has been impossible to ignore the meteoric rise of battery materials in recent years. Over the course of 2021, cobalt…
GMS: Quebec ready to partner with critical mineral explorers and developers
Backed by its recent actions in the critical minerals space, the Quebec government laid out a strong case for why mineral exploration and mining development in the francophone province is…
Glencore suspends production at Raglan mine in Nunavik after workers strike
Production at Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) Raglan nickel mine at Nunavik has been suspended as hundreds of unionized workers went on strike for the first time in 25 years on the…
Glencore seeks provincial mediation after Raglan workers vote for strike action
Nunavik-based Raglan mine, owned by Glencore (LSE: GLEN), has asked Quebec’s Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity to appoint an independent mediator to facilitate discussions with the mine’s union…
Higher prices do not incentivize more production: BofA report
Higher commodity prices are not high enough to incentivize new production to come online, as slowing demand from China weighs heavy, especially on copper. Bank of America recently hosted its…
Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report
Enduring Covid-19-linked lockdowns in the world’s largest metal consumer, China, are negatively impacting demand from end-use industries and sentiment towards the complex, resulting in lower metals prices, a new report…
Glencore to invest US$200M in battery recycling firm Li-Cycle
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has inked a deal with Toronto-based Li-Cycle Holdings (NYSE: LICY) to supply the company with all types of manufacturing scrap and end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. The company…
Peruvian government to negotiate with communities opposing Glencore’s copper project
Peru’s Ministry of Environment and the southern Espinar province set up a dialogue process with the goal of finding solutions to the social and environmental problems locals say mining operations…
Glencore to buy recycled nickel and cobalt products from Electra in 2023
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has agreed to purchase nickel and cobalt products for a year from a battery recycling plant that’s poised to go online in 2023 – Electra Battery Materials’…
Kinross in negotiations to sell Russian mines
Canada’s Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has entered exclusive negotiations with an unnamed third-party mining company after receiving several proposals to sell all its Russian assets. As part…