News in Numbers

Barrick Gold has agreed to acquire 60% of the 10,903ha Neita Norte project from Canada’s Unigold.

India’s JSW Steel plans to purchase 20% of the metallurgical coal business of Canada’s Teck Resources.

Diamond giant De Beers has renewed agreements with the government of Botswana for diamond mines in the country until 2054.

Argentinian lithium miner Allkem has raised $180m in funding for a brine lithium plant in the country.

Switzerland’s Glencore and France’s Eramet will jointly develop a lithium processing plant in Argentina handling 24,000 tonnes per year.