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Four central banks sign London Principles to formalise artisanal small-scale gold mining sector
Published: 12 Jun 24
The World Gold Council (WGC) has announced that four central banks have committed to signing ‘The London Principles’, which is a set of operating principles to help structure and formalise central bank artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) domestic purchase programmes (DPP). The inaugural signatories are Colombia’s Banco de la República, Banco Central del Ecuador, the Bank of Mongolia and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The commitment of these institutions represents progress towards more responsible gold sourcing practices worldwide, the WGC said on June 12.
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TMC produces cobalt sulphate from seafloor polymetallic nodules
Published: 12 Jun 24
Nasdaq-listed critical minerals company TMC on Wednesday announced the successful production of cobalt sulphate derived exclusively from seafloor polymetallic nodules.
The milestone was achieved during bench-scale testing of TMC’s hydrometallurgical flowsheet design in collaboration with SGS Canada at its Metallurgical Centre of Excellence in Lakefield, Ontario.
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Kazatomprom signs Inkai 3 pilot production agreement
Published: 12 Jun 24
Kazakhstan’s national atomic company Kazatomprom on Wednesday announced a new subsoil use agreement for pilot production at the Inkai 3 deposit.
The agreement, finalised through negotiations with Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy, marks a significant milestone for the company. The pilot production is approved for a period of up to four years, with a total production volume capped at 701 t of uranium.
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Vale, BHP make new offer on Mariana disaster reparations
Published: 12 Jun 24
Mining giants Vale and BHP and their joint venture Samarco have presented Brazilian authorities with a new offer to settle reparations over the 2015 Mariana disaster, Vale said in a securities filing on Wednesday.
The new proposal totals 140-billion reais ($26.09-billion), including 37-billion reais already disbursed in reparation measures, Vale said, confirming an earlier report from local newspaper O Globo.
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Forget copper and gold as steelmaking manganese outperforms
Published: 12 Jun 24
Manganese, an essential steel-making ingredient, has outstripped copper, gold and many other commodities this year after a cyclone halted exports from the world’s second-largest mine in March.
Prices of 44% grade manganese ore have almost doubled since the start of the year, beating gains of 15% in copper, 12% in gold and almost 30% in tin.
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Glencore to back Indonesia nickel miner Ceria Nugraha before IPO
Published: 12 Jun 24
Indonesian nickel miner PT Ceria Nugraha Indotama is set to get backing from Glencore Plc to build a battery metal plant ahead of an initial public offering planned for next year.
Glencore is in talks to take a 10% stake in the company through a pre-IPO fund-raise, and will assist in financing its high pressure acid leach plant, Ceria Nugraha CEO Derian Sakmiwata said in an interview on Wednesday. The world’s biggest commodities trader will also sign an offtake agreement to buy electric vehicle battery ingredients from the Indonesian firm, he said.
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Western Australia resolves mining imbroglio threatening licences
Published: 12 Jun 24
Western Australia’s government has approved draft legislation that will ensure the security of mining licenses and permits in the state, a major producer of iron-ore.
The legislation, to be passed retrospectively, will resolve a High Court of Australia ruling in 2017 that theoretically almost annulled nearly all the mining permits in Western Australia because companies may not have submitted all the relevant plans at the time of application.
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