$2.75m for Sayona lithium projects

ASX-LISTED lithium company Sayona Mining is to bid for the North American lithium mine in Québec, Canada, after securing $2.75m of funding from a...

Gulf Manganese to build €52m smelter

GULF Manganese (ASX: GMC) has inked a deal securing necessary funds to construct and commission the first of two smelters at the Kuapang smelting...

Gold near seven year high

GOLD has peaked at a near seven-year high of US$1579.72 after the US launched a deadly attack against Iranian military leader Major General Qassem...

Red Lake sells for $375m

NEWMONT Goldcorp has continued to streamline its asset base, selling its Red Lake complex in Ontario, Canada, to Evolution Mining.As part of the binding...

Funding boost for critical minerals

THE Federal Government has announced new financing measures for the rare earths and critical minerals sector – particularly those strategically important for defence end-use.Projects...

BHP names new chief executive

MIKE Henry will replace Andrew Mackenzie as chief executive of BHP on January 1, 2020.Canadian-born with Japanese heritage on his mother’s side, Mr Henry...

Mass shooting at Burkina Faso mine

AN attack on a convoy of five busses carrying employees to the Bongou mine in Burkina Faso has left 37 dead and 60 injured.Workers...

Korean recycled battery deal

LITHIUM Australia (ASX: LIT) has confirmed an offtake deal with Korean battery recycler SungEel Hitech Co via its 24pc-owned subsidiary Envirostream Australia.The companies signed...

Rio looks to a ‘deeper world’

RIO Tinto (ASX: RIO) chief executive J-S Jacques waxed philosophical to investors in London on Monday speaking of his vision of the company’s future.He...

Green light for Samarco

THE Samarco joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Group has been given approval to resume operations at the Germano iron ore plant in...