Congo copper mine suspended amid radiation concernsThe La Compagnie Minière de Musonoie project, known as COMMUS, is held 72% by Zijin and 28% by Gecamines.Bloomberg News | April 19, 2024 | 9:42 am
UAE giant eyes majority stake in Vedanta’s Zambian mines in expansion driveThe unit of International Holding Company recently made an offer…Reuters | April 19, 2024 | 8:29 am
US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leadersThe Interior Department finalized a regulation to block oil and…Reuters | April 19, 2024 | 5:13 am
Coal financing is still booming—led by China The amount of bank financing going to mining coal remains at surprisingly high levels. Bloomberg News | December 20, 2023 | 8:18 am
India urges G7 to delay ban on Russian diamonds as rules lack clarity Home to 90% of the world's diamond cutting and polishing industry, India is critical to the implementation of the ban. Reuters | December 20, 2023 | 8:07 am
A copper bug asks ‘who got copper’? Increased demand for copper to a loosening of monetary conditions is one reason to be bullish. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | December 19, 2023 | 2:20 pm
Trafigura’s Myra Falls mine on Vancouver Island idled indefinitely Myra Falls Mining has sought creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Staff Writer | December 19, 2023 | 12:23 pm
Column: Funds less negative on copper as supply landscape shifts Money managers are now marginally net long of copper on both the London Metal Exchange (LME) and CME contracts. Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 10:51 am
India in talks with Argentina, Bolivia to acquire lithium assets – secretary India is at an advanced stage of discussions with Argentina to acquire lithium blocks, according to the country's top bureaucrat in the mining ministry. Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 7:44 am
EU, US extend steel tariff detente until end-March 2025 The US quota system allows up to 3.3 million metric tons of EU steel and 384,000 tons of aluminum into the United States tariff-free. Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 7:39 am
Russia says it will have no trouble skirting latest EU sanctions The new sanctions package bans the import of Russian-origin non-industrial diamonds. Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 6:24 am
Australia wants to compete with China on critical minerals, Minister King says Since coming to power in May 2022, Australia’s center-left Labor government has ramped up investment in minerals. Bloomberg News | December 19, 2023 | 5:47 am