Base Metals

US and Japan sign critical minerals trade agreement

The United States and Japan have signed an agreement to strengthen and diversify critical minerals supply chains while promoting the…

Glencore to receive copper concentrate from Generation Mining

Glencore International and Generation Mining (Gen Mining) have finalised an offtake term sheet whereby the latter will supply copper concentrate…

Lundin to acquire $950m stake in Caserones copper mine in Chile

Canadian firm Lundin Mining has agreed to acquire a 51% stake in SCM Minera Lumina Copper Chile, which operates the…

Japan’s Mitsubishi to invest in Casino copper-gold project in Canada

Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials has agreed to acquire a stake in Western Copper and Gold, which owns the Casino copper-gold project…

NextSource begins commissioning of Madagascar graphite mine

NextSource Materials has started the commissioning of its Molo graphite mine in Toliara, southern Madagascar, marking a step towards achieving…

Mining firm Orica opts for Ceridian’s Dayforce HCM tech

Mining and infrastructure solutions company Orica has turned to Dayforce, Ceridian’s flagship cloud human capital management (HCM) platform, to optimise…

Austria’s Voestalpine approves €1.5bn green steel investment

Austrian speciality steelmaker voestalpine is set to spend around €1.5bn on the production of climate-friendly steel in the country. This…

Wyloo makes $504m takeover bid for nickel miner Mincor

Wyloo Consolidated Investments, a unit of Wyloo Metals, has made an on-market proposal to acquire the remaining shares in Mincor…

Norway’s Loke Marine acquires deep-sea miner UK Seabed Resources

Norway's Loke Marine Minerals has purchased deep-sea mining firm UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) from US-based Lockheed Martin, for an undisclosed…

Norway’s Loke Marine Minerals acquires UK Seabed Resources in a move towards green tech

Norway’s Loke Marine Minerals has acquired deep-sea mining company UK Seabed Resources (UKSR), a former subsidiary of US weapons manufacturer…