BHP walks away from proposed $49bn takeover of Anglo AmericanLess than an hour before the 5 p.m. UK cut off, BHP confirmed it had failed to secure Anglo’s board backing and would not proceed with the takeover.Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2024 | 4:05 am
Copper price: the squeeze has been squoze A deeper copper price correction is likely and a new…Frik Els | May 28, 2024 | 11:55 am
BHP and Anglo remain split on South Africa as time runs outBHP has until 5 p.m. London on Wednesday to commit…Bloomberg News | May 28, 2024 | 10:32 am
Breakthrough in wildcat strike sees some Congo copper drivers resume work About 2,700 trucks carrying around 89,000 tons of copper had been stuck in Kolwezi after drivers went on a wildcat strike. Reuters | November 9, 2023 | 6:42 am
Neo Energy Metals stock falls in London debut despite strong uranium market The uranium explorer and developer began trading on the London Stock Exchange at a time of record-high prices for the commodity. Staff Writer | November 9, 2023 | 3:53 am
Lucapa finds Angola mine’s second-largest diamond The find of the 235-carat type IIa diamond at Lulo comes barely a week after Lucapa dug up a 208-carat rock at the same mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2023 | 3:40 am
Private South Africa port project set to boost manganese exports Manganese is the fourth-most used metal globally by tonnage. Bloomberg News | November 7, 2023 | 1:48 pm
RANKED: World’s top 10 graphite projects Graphite grabbed recent news headlines when China announced it will require export permits for some graphite products. MINING.com Editor | November 7, 2023 | 11:03 am
What green energy transition? Half of mining still exploring for gold New study shows a $1.1 billion drop in gold exploration budgets this year as juniors struggle to raise capital, but the precious metal still accounts for 46% of the total. Frik Els | November 7, 2023 | 8:34 am
Copper, cobalt supplies from Congo stranded by truckers’ strike Already 2,700 trucks carrying around 89,000 metric tons of copper are stuck in Kolwezi. Reuters | November 7, 2023 | 8:16 am
Impala Platinum starts voluntary job cuts at South Africa mines The price for palladium has plunged nearly 40% so far this year while primary metal platinum is down 14%. Reuters | November 7, 2023 | 7:08 am
Bill Gates-backed mining startup wants to expand into Congo KoBold is exploring around the world for new deposits of metals that are key to the global green-energy transition. Bloomberg News | November 6, 2023 | 11:19 am