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Norway has paused its controversial plans to mine the seabed in Arctic-reaching territorial waters after the Socialist Left Party (SV), a small left-wing environmentalist group, secured an agreement to delay the initiative in exchange for supporting the national budget.

Lithium Ionic (TSX: LTH) announced on Wednesday that it has secured preliminary approval for a $266 million loan guarantee from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to support its flagship Bandeira lithium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Indonesia is squeezing supplies of nickel ore to protect smaller local miners as the market for the battery metal endures a prolonged slump, according to Eramet SA.

Global Lithium will push back its annual shareholder meeting to February to allow time for the Australian government to review a potential breach by a shareholder of foreign acquisition laws.

Indonesia’s imports of nickel ore surged to 9.3 million metric tons in the first ten months of 2024, more than 50 times the corresponding figure of 161,917 tons for the year earlier period, the statistics bureau said on Friday.

Mitchall Mines & Minerals Limited have announced the key appointment of Mrs. Sarah Freeman within its investment team. Mrs. Freeman will assume the role of Corporate Investor Relations Manager and will work alongside Mr. Randall Fisher, the company's Investment Relations Director.

The United Steelworkers union (USW) has filed a complaint against Orla Mining (TSX, NYSE: ORLA) over alleged violations of workers’ rights at the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Bolivia’s central bank ditched new rules on reporting its gold reserves which it had published just two days earlier.

Botswana’s new president, Duma Boko, said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds giant De Beers as soon as possible.

Newmont (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM) has applied to extend the permit for its Cadia operation, Australia’s largest underground mine, until 2050.

The speed at which Anglo American shifts to becoming a copper-focused miner may well dictate its ultimate fate – survival as an independent operator, or absorption by a bigger rival such as BHP Group, which earlier this year failed to buy the group.

Gold prices are at record highs. But disappointing results at the world’s largest miner of the yellow metal signals companies may be struggling to capitalize on sizzling demand.