Hydro's CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg has appointed CFO Eivind Kallevik as interim head of Bauxite & Alumina with immediate effect, replacing Silvio Porto, in response to the challenging situation at the Alunorte alumina refinery that is currently operating at 50 percent capacity. Kallevik will at the same time remain in…

Portofino is pleased to announce that it has executed a binding agreement with a private Argentine concession owner to acquire a 100% interest in the Yergo and Yergo 2 lithium brine salar projects in Catamarca, Argentina which comprise over 3,500 Hectares ("Ha"). The property locations can be viewed on the…

The Democratic Republic of Congo tried to strike a more conciliatory tone Wednesday after a week of increasingly heated exchanges between Africa’s top copper producer and some of its largest foreign investors. Mining companies are furiously lobbying the government to roll back a reformed mining law passed last month by…

Russia's Norilsk Nickel, the world's leading palladium producer, said in a statement on Wednesday it is planning a joint venture with Russian Platinum, to expand mining of metals belonging to the platinum group.Nornickel's co-owner, billionaire Vladimir Potanin, was cited by RIA news agency as saying he expects to attract 250…

Shares in Canada’s Northern Vertex Mining were up Wednesday after the miner said is closer than ever to pour first gold at its Moss mine, in northwestern Arizona.The Vancouver-based company said that roughly 7,800 tonnes of ore have been stacked on the pad to date, and production is ramping up…