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Toronto Stock Exchange has 1 IPO this year in historic dry spell
Canada’s largest stock exchange is in the midst of a historic dry spell for initial public offerings and it’s unlikely to improve anytime soon. Just one company has completed an IPO this year on...
Top Origin investor to snub Brookfield’s A$19bn bid
Origin Energy’s top investor AustralianSuper said it will reject an improved A$19.4-billion takeover offer from a Brookfield Asset Management-led consortium. A revised proposal from the group,...
Panama Congress backs repealing First Quantum mine contract
Panama’s congress voted to repeal a mining contract with First Quantum Minerals on Wednesday in the second of three required votes, making a proposed referendum on extending or revoking the...
Australia signals stepped up energy overhaul amid US splurge
Australia needs a whole-of-government approach to bolster spending and investment in clean energy, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, citing estimates a further A$225-billion is required by 2050 to...
Panama Congress Committee votes in favour of mine referendum
Panama’s proposal to hold a referendum on the controversial contract with Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals was approved by a legislative committee Tuesday, clearing the first hurdle as the...
Ghana’s Ewoyaa lithium project boosts US drive to close EV gap on China
Africa’s first major lithium project without Chinese funding is set to bolster US ambitions of developing its own battery-making industry. Half of the output from Ghana’s Ewoyaa mine, being built...
Panama’s investor-friendly image at risk from anti-mining rage
Panama’s reputation as an investor-friendly haven is at risk from attempts to shut a giant Canadian-owned copper mine, the latest case of a commodities project triggering social unrest in Latin...
Macron lands in Putin’s backyard seeking new friends and uranium
After finding itself suddenly unwelcome in its traditional sphere of influence, France is casting further afield. That’s why president Emmanuel Macron will travel to energy-rich Central Asia this...
Panama Electoral Court says it can't hold a referendum over First Quantum mine
Panama’s electoral court said it can’t organize a referendum over a flagship copper mine owned by First Quantum Minerals, as requested by President Laurentino Cortizo on Sunday, because it requires...
Fortescue buoyant on China iron-ore as it advances green pivot
Chinese demand for Australian iron-ore will remain strong despite the nation’s disappointing post-pandemic recovery, according to Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth-biggest producer....
ArcelorMittal drops as Kazakh nationalisation looms after fire
ArcelorMittal shares fell 5% after the Kazakh government announced plans to take over the company’s operations in the country following its worst mining accident in recent history. At least 45...
Iron-ore climbs to five-week high after Vale flags upside risks
Iron-ore rallied to the highest level in more than five weeks, extending its rebound on hopes for stronger Chinese demand. Futures in Singapore advanced as much as 1.9% to $121.95 a ton, before...
BlackRock says buy metals companies if you care about the climate
Investors are missing a big opportunity to profit from the energy transition because they have an outdated view of the metals and mining industry, according to one of the sector’s most influential...
Exxon sees 'promising' future for lithium in Arkansas, CEO says
Exxon Mobil has never talked specifically about its lithium plans, because they’re still in very early stages. But CEO Darren Woods is now sharing a few early details, after analysts raised the...
Panama calls referendum on First Quantum copper mine contract
Panama will hold a referendum on whether to revoke the controversial contract awarded to Canadian copper miner First Quantum Minerals, as the government tries to calm mass unrest triggered by the...
US demands are why mineral deal with EU failed, Dombrovskis says
The US and European Union were unable to reach an agreement recently on critical minerals because the US made extra requests beyond those in a deal that Japan and Washington signed earlier this...
Hedge funds pile into uranium stocks poised for ‘dramatic’ gains
Several hedge fund managers have started ratcheting up their exposure to uranium stocks, as they bet on significant price gains. Terra Capital’s Matthew Langsford, Segra Capital’s Arthur Hyde and...
Burkina Faso targets bigger royalties as gold production drops
Burkina Faso has revised its mining code to enable it to take more in royalties in boom times after gold production fell. The West African nation increased the minimum royalty rate for spot price...
The world’s iron-ore powerhouse is preparing to reinvent itself
Vast heaps of crushed brown rock hem the Indian Ocean at Western Australia’s Parker Point port — each a stockpile of 200,000 tons of iron-ore, ready to be poured into a procession of bulk carriers...
Gold hits $2 000 as Israel-Hamas clash raises safe-haven allure
Gold rose to $2 000 an ounce for the first time since May as concerns over conflict in the Middle East outweigh the impact of high bond yields. Israeli forces are expanding their activity in the...
Copycat Chinese lithium firms back Nigerian processing plant
Nigeria’s first lithium-processing plant launched to great fanfare this month with the backing of three companies that, at first glance, look a lot like heavyweights of China’s battery-metals...
Global EV battery supply chain puzzles over China graphite curbs
Beijing's move to restrict graphite exports will have a disproportionate impact on foreign makers of electric vehicle battery components who have not yet shifted to using as much synthetic material...
Vale unveils $4bn in dividends, buyback programme to reward investors
Vale said it will reward investors with payouts and a new share buyback program as the Brazilian iron-ore and nickel giant vies to appease shareholders concerned by softening Chinese demand. The...
Panama’s top court to consider lawsuit against First Quantum
Panama’s Supreme Court will consider a lawsuit which alleges that the nation’s contract with copper miner First Quantum Minerals violates the constitution. The court said in a statement that it...
Trafigura denies knowing that nickel deals with Gupa were fake
Trafigura Group denied that it or any of its employees were aware that deals with businessman Prateek Gupta involved anything other than nickel, in the latest salvo in a fraud case that has rocked...
US, Australia consider tapping public finance vehicles for critical mineral projects
The US Export-Import Bank is being eyed as a venue for boosting investment in Australian critical minerals development to supply components needed in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other...
Teck shares are back where they started before Glencore offer
Teck Resources has come full circle: After a tumultuous seven months kicked off by an unsolicited takeover offer from Glencore Plc that sent the Canadian firm’s stock soaring, its shares are now...
Dispute over Congo lithium heats up with dueling claims
A long-running dispute over one of the world’s largest hard-rock lithium deposits in the Democratic Republic of Congo took a new turn with China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. announcing a venture to...
Teck’s copper mine cost blowout shows challenges facing industry
Rising costs to build Teck Resources’ flagship copper project in Chile shows how the mining industry is struggling to expand supply on budget and on time when the world faces a looming shortage of...
Hedge fund hunts for next Australia lithium winner on deal craze
A veteran Australian hedge fund manager is scoping out shares of potential takeover targets in the domestic lithium sector, betting that the recent flurry of deals will boost valuations. A mergers...
Unions free some miners held underground at Gold One's Modder East mine
Hundreds of workers at Gold One International’s Modder East mine returned to the surface after being held underground for two nights amid an impasse between rival labor unions. At least 200 of the...
Top bond investor slams South Africa bid to fix State firms
Futuregrowth Asset Management, a South African money manager overseeing more than R190-billion of fixed-income assets, says the government’s draft legislation meant to address inefficiencies at...
Nervous time to be a big power consumer in Australia, BHP says
Australia’s accelerating shift from coal-fired power to clean energy is stoking volatility in its power markets and raising concerns for large businesses, according to BHP Group, the country’s most...
Global oil demand to reach its peak this decade, IEA says
Global demand for oil will reach its peak this decade, the International Energy Agency predicted for the first time, amid growing popularity of electric cars and the cooling of China’s economy. The...
Labour dispute keeps 540 Gold One miners stuck underground
About 540 workers at Gold One International’s Modder East mine have been prevented from returning to the surface by labour-union members after a dispute over recognition, according to a company...
Copper drops to lowest since November as demand outlook darkens
Copper tumbled to the lowest in nearly eleven months, offering fresh evidence that soaring borrowing costs and slower spending are beginning to bite in all corners of the industrial economy....
China detained local employee of Japanese metals firm, Nikkei reports
The Chinese government detained a local employee of a Japanese metals trading company in March, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday, citing unidentified people familiar with relations between the...
Zimbabwe’s biggest diamond miner shifts sales to Dubai auctions
Zimbabwe’s biggest diamond producer has shifted almost all of its sales to Dubai, targeting cutters, polishers and traders and eliminating middlemen. Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co. has auctioned...
South Africa’s QGC secures $1bn for push into green metals
Q Global Commodities, owned and run by South African coal investor Quinton Van der Burgh, has agreed a partnership with Abu Dhabi’s F9 Capital Management to invest $1-billion in mines producing...
Vale taps former investor relations head Fadel as CEO of Bionow
Vale, the world’s second-biggest iron-ore supplier, picked its former investor relations head Ivan Fadel as CEO for a new business that aims to make cleaner fuel for steelmaking, according to a...
Deutsche Bank places new restrictions on financing of coal
Deutsche Bank is expanding restrictions on its financing of coal, one of the main sources of energy in its home market of Germany, as part of a wider crackdown on high-emitting sectors. Companies...
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