Ghana’s wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature "It's risky but I just want to survive," said one of the men at the wildcat site in the Prestea-Huni Valley district in western Ghana. Reuters | October 7, 2024 | 1:33 am
Metals markets eye China reopening for stimulus rally cues There are still concerns that Beijing will need to act even more to restore China to its status as the growth engine for major commodities. Bloomberg News | October 7, 2024 | 12:32 am
TotalEnergies considers foray into copper trading The French firm is considering a move to expand its oil trading operations into metals to capitalize on the global energy transition. Reuters | October 6, 2024 | 9:39 am
World’s top uranium miner backs nuclear plant in referendum Voters in Kazakhstan will decide on Sunday whether to allow construction of a nuclear power plant amid worries over the environmental impact. Bloomberg News | October 5, 2024 | 1:01 pm
Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says Gold is the main export of the West African country. Reuters | October 5, 2024 | 12:43 pm
The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion. MINING.com Editor | October 5, 2024 | 2:59 am
Silver miners struggle to keep up with demand Silver demand has outstripped supply for three straight years and the Silver Institute projects another market deficit in 2024. Mike Maharrey - Money Metals | October 4, 2024 | 4:27 pm
Ghanaians call on government to shut down all illegal gold mines Gold is a mainstay of the Ghanaian economy, accounting for nearly half of exports in 2023. Bloomberg News | October 4, 2024 | 4:11 pm
Rio Tinto in talks to buy lithium miner Arcadium The deal would vault Rio into one of the world's largest suppliers of the battery metal, behind only Albemarle and SQM. Reuters | October 4, 2024 | 3:52 pm
