Congo mining convoy ambush kills two Chinese, one Ghanaian, and Congolese soldier Four people including two Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian citizen were killed in an ambush on a TSM convoy. Reuters | September 3, 2023 | 10:40 am
Column: China’s PMI stays sluggish, but commodity imports are still robust Arrivals of key resources such as crude oil, iron ore and coal appear to have accelerated in August. Reuters | September 1, 2023 | 8:08 am
Fortescue founder toys with reverse greenwashing Guy Debelle resigned from the board of Fortescue’s green energy, continuing the run of abrupt departures by executives at the miner. Reuters | September 1, 2023 | 8:01 am
Warrior Met Coal reports fatality at Alabama mine The company said the incident occurred on Wednesday at its mine No. 4 in Brookwood. Reuters | September 1, 2023 | 6:57 am
China stops work at more coal mines in Shaanxi over safety issues Safety inspectors in China's third-largest coal-mining regions ordered the suspension of operations of two more mines. Reuters | September 1, 2023 | 6:48 am
Fortescue executive rout continues as Debelle quits green unit Earlier in the week, metals division's CEO Fiona Hick announced departure, and on Thursday the division's finance chief Christine Morris stepped down. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 5:26 pm
Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic – report Vedanta's oil business, Cairn India, also successfully lobbied to have public hearings scrapped, an OCCRP report says. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 4:12 pm
Alita Resources’ administrators confirm buyout talks, start liquidation Separately, Glencore has launched a secret deal to acquire all the debt in Alita. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 1:45 pm
Minsur to invest at least $2bn as it expands copper, tin operations This includes an investment of $1.8 billion in the Justa mine. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 10:43 am
Coal miners forced to save for a rainy day by insurance snub Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 7:41 am
Impala boss says speed of palladium and rhodium price falls was a surprise Rhodium has dropped more than two thirds in 2023 so far, while palladium is down 31% this year. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 7:31 am
India asks US to release funds frozen over suspected Russia diamond link – sources India has asked the US to release $26 million belonging to at least two Indian diamond firms frozen due to their alleged trade links with Alrosa. Reuters | August 30, 2023 | 8:28 am
