Eramet subsidiary SLN's nickel mining operations in northern New Caledonia have been suspended, adding to difficulties at the loss-making business that saw a slide in first-quarter output. SLN is part of a struggling New Caledonian nickel industry that the French government is trying to salvage with a proposed rescue package. Mining production at SLN was 1.0 million wet metric tons in the first quarter, down 32% from the same period last year, as issues over mining permits weighed on output.
Paris, 25 April 2024, 7:00 a.m. PRESS RELEASE Eramet: Adjusted turnover of €761m in Q1 2024 Adjusted turnover1 of €761m (-19%) reflecting, as expected, a strong negative price effect (-24%), while the positive volume effect is limited (+2%), penalised by the decline in SLN volumes sold Good operational performance of the Group’s main mining activities compared to the unfavourable comparison base of Q1 2023: +27% in manganese ore volumes sold from Gabon +52% in nickel ore volumes produced in Indo
Rio Tinto, Eramet and LG Energy are among 30 companies that have submitted proposals to develop lithium extraction technology for a Chilean salt flat in the early stages of exploration, state-run mining body ENAMI said. Chile is seeking to develop the salt flat known as Salares Altoandinos for lithium mining.