Fleet Space launches Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission
Australian space exploration company Fleet Space Technologies has successfully deployed its next-generation Centauri-6 satellite on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-1 mission, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday.
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Deutsche Bank says Glencore may weigh listing move to US
Glencore Plc may consider switching its primary listing from London to New York, analysts at Deutsche Bank AG predicted, in what would be the most high-profile exit from the UK exchange to date.
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Banks shying away from fossil fuels bolster private credit deals
Private credit managers are doing significantly more fossil-fuel deals now than just a few years ago, as they step into a void left by banks exiting assets they worry pose too big a climate risk.
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Several people killed in accident at abandoned Liberia gold mine
Several people have been killed in Liberia in an accident at an abandoned gold mine, the West African country’s mines minister said on Tuesday.
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Russian diamond ban creates costly delays, Antwerp diamond dealers say
Antwerp’s diamond dealers face long and costly delays following an EU ban on Russian-origin diamonds that took effect on March 1 and has slowed imports, they say in a letter seen by Reuters.
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Sibanye falls to $2 billion loss, weighs capital raise if metal prices worsen
Sibanye Stillwater on Tuesday reported a $2 billion annual loss and scrapped its final dividend, hurt by a slump in platinum group metal (PGM) prices that is forcing South African mining companies to restructure and cut jobs.
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Diamond producers warn of pitfalls in G7’s Russia gem ban
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) issued an open letter on Wednesday calling on the G7 nations and the European Union to rethink the potentially “irreparable” market outcomes of its ban on Russia-produced diamonds.
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BMO bankers sent each other crude memes before they were fired
Junior bankers who were recently fired from Bank of Montreal’s metals and mining group used work-sharing platforms to circulate crude jokes and at least one obscene image, which were discovered during an internal investigation after another employee complained, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Sibanye-Stillwater flags $2.5bn write-down on metals prices collapse
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW)(NYSE: SBSW) flagged on Wednesday a 47.5 billion rand ($2.58 billion) impairment on its upcoming 2023 results due to falling prices for the main metals it mines, including palladium, platinum and nickel.
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Mexican mining sector balks at plan to ban open-pit mines
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposal to ban open-pit mining will generate uncertainty and curtail investment for the key sector, mining industry representatives said this week.
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Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW)(NYSE: SBSW) has teamed up with metals trader and recycling company Heraeus Precious Metals to explore new uses for platinum-group metals (PGM), particularly palladium, in the hydrogen market.
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Metals sanctions are dividing the biggest traders and banks
The latest UK sanctions on Russia are creating new faultlines across the global metals world, in the latest example of how the fallout from the war in Ukraine continues to ripple through commodity markets while creating opportunities for those willing to navigate the restrictions.
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Gold demand to hit record with central bank buying, WGC says
Total gold demand hit a record last year and is expected to expand again in 2024 as the US Federal Reserve moves toward cutting interest rates, potentially aiding prices, according to the World Gold Council.
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Iron ore price drops as China central bank’s rate move defies expectation
Iron ore futures prices dropped for a second consecutive session on Monday as top consumer China defied market expectations and stood pat on its medium-term interest rate, leaving traders disappointed.
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Aneka Tambang sells shares of subsidiaries to world’s biggest EV battery company
Mining News Pro - Indonesian miner Aneka Tambang has sold shares worth $467.18 million in two of its subsidiaries to a unit of the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL).
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India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity
Mining News Pro - India has urged the Group of Seven (G7) countries to delay an incoming ban on Russian diamonds because the rules to trace the origins of gems remain unclear, two sources aware of the matter said.
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Record resources deals rescue a dim year for Australian bankers
Mining News Pro - Energy and mining deals have dominated Australia’s dealmaking scene like never before this year.
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EU Commission proposes Russian diamond ban
Mining News Pro - The European Commission has proposed a ban on imports of diamonds and liquid petroleum gas from Russia and also to tighten implementation of a price cap on Russian oil as part of new sanctions against Moscow, EU diplomats said on Wednesday.
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NICICO and Sadaret Bank signed a memorandum of cooperation
Mining News Pro - A memorandum of cooperation was signed between Iran's National Copper Industries Company and Saderat Bank.
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Stornoway Diamond files for bankruptcy for second time, stops operations at Quebec site
Mining News Pro - Stornoway Diamond Inc. is filing for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years as the miner struggles to deal with volatile pricing on global markets.
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G7 announcement on Russian diamond ban expected by end of month
Mining News Pro - A G7 statement announcing a ban on imports of Russian diamonds is expected by the end of this month, followed closely by a proposal for the European Union’s 12th package of sanctions on Russia, diplomatic sources said.
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Taliban says plans to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Mining News Pro - The Taliban administration wants to formally join Chinese President Xi Jinping’s huge ‘Belt and Road’ infrastructure initiative and will send a technical team to China for talks, Afghanistan’s acting commerce minister said on Thursday.
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Sibanye CEO warns of platinum mining job losses as price plummets
Mining News Pro - Sibanye Stillwater, South Africa’s biggest mining sector employer, may be forced to close some loss-making shafts, its CEO told Reuters, adding job cuts in platinum mining had become inevitable as prices of the precious metals fall.
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Sibanye CEO says Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines investment not ‘onerous’
Mining News Pro - Sibanye Stillwater, which is among investors bidding to buy Mopani Copper Mines, said the amount of money required to expand output and run the Zambian assets profitably is not “onerous.”
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G7 to launch Russian diamond ban in bid to curb revenues, Belgium says
Mining News Pro - The Group of Seven (G7) countries is expected to announce an import ban on Russian diamonds in the next 2-3 weeks, Belgian officials told reporters on Friday, in a bid to tighten a squeeze on Russia’s capacity to finance the war in Ukraine.
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