Exxon Mobil has signed a preliminary agreement to provide battery metal lithium to an LG Chem Ltd. plant in the US, strengthening the oil major’s role in the domestic critical minerals supply chain. The multiyear deal will cover the supply of as much as 100 000 tons...
Komatsu Australia hosted its second annual industry supplier forum in November with great success. The event brought together 15 senior executives across their supply chain to share perspectives, challenge ideas, make connections and collaborate on key issues that...
A day after it was announced Sayona Mining and Piedmont Lithium would merge, the latter has successfully closed a bookbuild for its $US27 million ($41.5 million) placement, in a bid to accelerate growth for the merged entity’s combined portfolio. The...
Peru’s copper production fell 1.2% in September compared to the same month last year to settle at 232 423 metric tons, data from the ministry of energy and mines showed on Tuesday. Peru is one of the world’s largest suppliers of the industrial metal, and...
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. has emerged as the highest bidder for a stake in First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian copper mines, according to people familiar with the matter. Mitsui submitted an offer that’s higher than a rival proposal from Saudi Arabia’s...
