All articles by Jack Unwin

Endeavour proposes merger with Centamin

The Endeavour Mining Corporation has announced that it is looking to agree to a merger with Centamin due to the…
Blockchain will impact mining M&As – deals interview with White & Case

According to GlobalData, metals and mining industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A’s) worth $1.9bn were announced in September 2019. To find…
Glencore signs five-year cobalt supply deal with China’s GEM

British-Swiss multinational Glencore has signed a five-year deal with Chinese company GEM to supply a minimum of 61,200 tonnes of…
Hochschild Mining acquires Chilean rare earth deposit

Gold and silver producer Hochschild Mining has acquired the BioLantanidos ionic clay rare earth deposit in Chile for $56.3m. Hochschild…
Hands on the wheel: how the rapidly evolving auto industry is changing mining forever

Despite challenges in recent years, the automotive industry remains a colossal €54bn sector. At the time of writing, nearly 50…

Heavy metal: the fight to cleanse Cornwall’s polluted rivers

Tin mining was a feature of life in Cornwall from the Bronze Age to the 1990s. This has visibly changed…
Sirius Minerals pulls out of $500m bond issue

UK-based mining company Sirius Minerals has been forced to cancel a $500m bond issue after the UK government refused to…
CATL to buy stake in Pilbara Minerals in Australia for A$55m

Chinese battery company Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has announced that it will buy an 8.5% stake in Australian lithium mining…
Seriti to acquire South32’s South Africa Energy Coal business

Seriti Resources has signed exclusive negotiations to acquire South32’s South Africa Energy Coal (SAEC) business following a competitive bid process.…
Peruvian governor sentenced to six years in prison for mining protests

The governor of the Puno region in Peru Walter Aduviri has been sentenced to six years in prison by a…