by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2025 | News
Oil prices extended losses on Monday, falling 3% as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China stoked fears of a recession that would reduce demand for crude while OPEC+ readies a supply increase. The Brent and WTI benchmarks both dropped to their...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2025 | News
Chile’s Indigenous communities in the lithium-rich Atacama Desert are in talks with two of the nation’s biggest miners to gain more influence over plans to increase extraction of the battery metal, according to the companies and community sources. The...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2025 | News
Tirupati Graphite’s Vatomina project, in Madagascar, produced about 388 t of flake graphite concentrate of various grades in March. Production was below the planned monthly target owing to a combination of plant shutdowns and lower-than-expected ore grade. To...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2025 | News
New York- and Toronto-listed gold and copper mining company Barrick is now advancing its portfolio of growth projects to support a planned 30% growth in gold equivalent ounces by the end of the decade. Barrick delivered on...
by Gordon Barratt | Apr 7, 2025 | News
China’s move to restrict exports of key rare earth elements is a “precision strike” on US defence and technology supply chains, says Nasdaq-listed NioCorp Developments. The restrictions, announced by China’s Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of...