South Africa reports safest year in mining, government urges more A total of 1,946 serious injuries were reported in 2022, down from 2,123 a year earlier, report shows. Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 10:18 am
2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade — report Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 tonnes, almost on a par with 2011. Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 10:07 am
Uranium price expected to rise in 2023 on nuclear power revival Greenfield supply could come from Kazakhstan, but with a new incentive price close to $70 a pound, said Rick Rule. Bruno Venditti | January 31, 2023 | 9:52 am
Diamond sales at Botswana’s Debswana hit record high in 2022 Sales of diamonds from Debswana stood at $4.588 billion in 2022 compared to $3.466 billion in 2021. Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 9:02 am
Pope condemns “poison of greed” stoking conflict in Congo Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" for mineral resources driving conflict and exploitation. Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 8:58 am
Caterpillar profit falls as costs weigh Fourth-quarter earnings per share slid by 29%. Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 7:45 am
Epiroc says demand for mining equipment to remain high Order intake rose 18% but fell 4% when excluding acquisitions, which JP Morgan called "disappointing". Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 7:42 am
Biden blocks Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska Bristol Bay supplies roughly half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon. Bloomberg News | January 31, 2023 | 6:28 am
GM invests $650m in Lithium Americas to develop Thacker Pass mine The biggest direct investment in mining made by an automaker to date seeks to secure the raw materials used in EV batteries. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2023 | 6:18 am
