Sigma Lithium begins Brazil mine plant commissioning Sigma expects the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine plant to be fully operational by April 2023, which is when commercial production is slated to begin. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2022 | 3:43 am
Lithium Americas buys Arena Minerals in $227 million deal Deal seeks to combine two neighbouring lithium projects operated by the companies in the Pastos Grandes basin in Argentina. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2022 | 6:18 am
Ioneer’s lithium-boron project in Nevada moves into final permitting stage The company has been unable to get federal permits because public lands near the project are home to an endangered wildflower. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2022 | 10:26 am
Trevali sells stake in Namibia’s Rosh Pinah mine to Appian The embattled Canadian miner is also trying to sell its Caribou zinc mine, in the home country, as part of a court-sanctioned sales process. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2022 | 6:17 am
Newcrest CEO leaves Australia’s top gold miner Chief financial officer Sherry Duhe has become Newcrest’s interim chief executive while the company searches for a new leader. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2022 | 3:26 am
Rio Tinto secures direct control of Oyu Tolgoi mine Rio Tinto now has a 66% direct ownership over the world’s largest known copper and gold deposit, located in Mongolia. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2022 | 7:09 am
Panama to shut down First Quantum’s giant copper mine Moves comes after the Canadian miner missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government from the mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2022 | 3:41 am
Barrick Gold to go ahead with $7bn Reko Diq project in Pakistan Top court has cleared the path for Barrick Gold to build the massive Reko Diq copper-gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 15, 2022 | 9:58 am
Eldorado Gold board okays Skouries gold-copper project restart Eldorado’s focus now shifts to project execution, with first production at the mine expected in the second half of 2025. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 15, 2022 | 6:47 am
