Gold prices surged more than 1% on Thursday, reaching a record high as expectations for an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve next week strengthened following data suggesting a slowing U.S. economy. Spot gold climbed 1.6% to $2,552.63 per ounce by 11:40 a.m. ET (1540 GMT), while U.S. gold futures rose 1.5% to $2,581.40 per ounce, according to...
Toronto-based miner Barrick Gold announced that it expects to complete the feasibility study for a significant expansion of its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia by the end of this year, with construction slated to begin in 2025. The planned expansion aims to increase plant throughput from 27 million tonnes to 52 million tonnes annually by twinning the existing process circuit...
UK-based mining explorer Greatland Gold has acquired the Telfer gold mine and the nearby Havieron gold and copper prospect in Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert for $714 million, capitalizing on rising gold prices. The deal was struck with Newmont Corporation, the world’s largest gold producer, which decided to offload the assets after its $26.2 billion merger with Newcrest last year....
Schlumberger has announced the successful large-scale demonstration of its sustainable lithium production process at its Clayton Valley plant in Nevada. The company’s innovative solution offers an end-to-end process, including advanced impurity treatment and concentration technologies, to produce high-purity lithium carbonate or hydroxide, which are essential for the growing electrification economy. SLB’s technology extracts lithium from brine 500 times faster than...
Despite an increase in production from South African platinum producers, the global platinum market is expected to remain in deficit in 2024, according to the World Platinum Investment Council (WIPC). South African producers such as Impala Platinum (Implats), Sibanye-Stillwater, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), and Wesizwe Platinum have been restructuring their operations in response to low prices for platinum group metals...
Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, is expanding its focus beyond traditional markets into innovative technologies. Vitaly Busko, the company’s Vice President for Innovations, discussed in an interview with TASS how Nornickel is leveraging 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI), and new applications for palladium, particularly in hydrogen-powered vehicles and water disinfection. Busko highlighted that 85% of...
Artemis Resources and Anax Metals have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the potential of processing copper assets from Artemis’ Carlow Castle deposit at the Whim Creek processing hub in Pilbara. The Carlow Castle deposit holds an inferred resource of 64,000 tonnes of copper, and the companies are considering the inclusion of other copper projects in the region....
TMC the metals company, a player in the exploration of deep-sea battery metals, has announced the production of high-temperature calcine during the initial phase of a large-scale commercial processing trial. The project involves processing 2,000 tonnes of polymetallic nodules from the seafloor, in partnership with Pacific Metals (PAMCO) at their Hachinohe Rotary Kiln Electric-Arc Furnace facility in Japan. The trial...
A team of researchers at MIT, in collaboration with ATI Specialty Materials, has developed a new method for creating titanium alloys that surpass traditional trade-offs between strength and ductility. This breakthrough could revolutionize materials used in industries like aerospace, where both high strength and flexibility are essential. Titanium alloys are critical in a range of applications, from aerospace to biomedical...
Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel), Baowu Aluminum, and Japan’s Kobelco have received approval from the European Commission to establish a joint venture focusing on the production of automotive aluminium sheets. The transaction, reviewed under the EU Merger Regulation, raised no competition concerns within the European Economic Area, as confirmed by the Commission’s simplified merger review procedure. Kobelco will hold a...
