Horizonte fully funds construction of Araguaia nickel mine
Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; AIM: HZM) has raised US$197 million (£147.4 million) in an overnight share placement that forms part of an equity and debt finance package of US$633 million…
Glencore
Glencore to divest interest in Ernest Henry mine with sale to Australia’s Evolution Mining
Swiss commodity giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is selling its stake in the Ernest Henry copper-gold mine in Queensland, Australia to Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) for A$1 billion ($916.5 million) in…
BHP sheds more Australian coal mines in US$1.35 billion deal
BHP (NYSE: BHP: LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has inked a deal to divest up to US$1.35 billion in metallurgical coal assets in Australia, as part of the world’s largest miner…
Peru central bank warns against anti-mining protests
A rising wave of anti-mining protest in Peru, which has paralyzed several operations in the world’s second largest copper producing country in the last few months, is already affecting investors’…
Protests force Peru’s largest copper mine to halt operations
Operations at Peru’s Antamina copper and zinc mine, jointly owned by Glencore (LSE: GLEN), BHP (NYSE: BHP; LES: BHP; ASX: BHP), Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) and Mitsubishi, were…
Anglo American to halve indirect emissions by 2040
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) aims to halve its indirect greenhouse gases, known as Scope 3 emissions, by 2040 while it continues to boost the use of renewable energy across its…
Frontier Lithium produces battery-quality lithium hydroxide
Frontier Lithium (TSXV: FL; US-OTC: LITOF) has produced battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate from the PAK deposit, part of the PAK lithium project in northwestern Ontario, 175 km north of Red…
Glencore sells Bolivian assets to Santacruz Silver Mining
Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF), which owns the producing zinc-lead-copper Zimapan mine in Mexico’s Hidalgo state, is acquiring a portfolio of silver assets in Bolivia from Glencore (NYSE:…
RANKED: World’s top ten nickel producers
Nickel and its compounds are essential for manufacturing steel, but nickel has also been dubbed ‘the silent saviour’ as it plays a role in the global transition to clean energy…
Glencore mulls offers for CSA copper mine in Australia
Glencore‘s (LSE: GLEN) long-running campaign to sell its CSA copper mine in Australia’s New South Wales state seems to be finally coming to an end as the miner confirmed today…
Mick Davis walks away from Guinea vehicle he founded
Mining veteran Mick Davis has cut ties with Niron Metals, an investment vehicle he co-founded in 2019 to develop Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit, previously owned by BSG Resources (BSGR). The former Xstrata boss, who was chair of…
BHP inks exploration deal with Gates and Bezos-backed Kobold Metals
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has struck a deal to use artificial intelligence tools developed by KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill…