Copper production falls at major Chile mines in January, regulator says Chile's nationwide total production fell 7% in January to 425,700 tonne. Reuters | March 3, 2022 | 7:39 am
Deep-South says Namibia Ministry missed deadline to defend licence refusal The Canadian miner is fighting in court Namibia's mining and energy minister's rebuttal of its prospecting licence. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2022 | 7:19 am
Nomads may have taken over Egypt’s emerald mines before the fall of the Roman Empire Roman Empire emerald mines may have fallen into the hands of nomads as early as the 4th century, new research has found. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 3, 2022 | 4:53 am
Sibanye-Stillwater faces court battle for ditching $1.2bn Brazil mines deal Appian Capital Advisory is taking Sibanye-Stillwater to the High Court in London over the miner’s decision to cancel the acquisition of two mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2022 | 3:46 am
Sibanye-Stillwater posts record profit on upbeat commodity prices Sibanye's profit increased by 13% in 2021 to 33.1 billion rand ($2.16 billion). Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 11:16 pm
Nickel market eyes fate of Siberian metal as sanctions bite Norilsk makes 17% of the world’s “Class 1” nickel, which is more suitable for batteries and can be sourced in large quantities from only a few other locations. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2022 | 5:35 pm
Coal benchmark jumps 46% as Ukraine war stokes supply fears Futures for high-quality thermal coal loaded on ships at Newcastle port in Australia jumped to $446/t Wednesday. Bloomberg News | March 2, 2022 | 4:34 pm
Kinross Gold to suspend Russian operations The company said in a statement it is suspending all activities at its Udinsk development project. Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 4:21 pm
Stanmore Resources to raise $506 million for BHP Mitsui Coal stake buy Stanmore, which signed the deal with BHP in November to buy the stake for $1.35 billion, said it would issue about 631 million shares. Reuters | March 2, 2022 | 3:09 pm