Australia, South Africa miners eye options as Europe makes desperate calls

Prices of palladium, coal and other commodities have skyrocketed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, while sanctions on Moscow drive Western consumers to replace Russian supply.

Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 1:06 pm

South Africa’s Solidarity to challenge Sibanye lock-out

Sibanye said it issued lock-out notices to all union members as it had been negotiating with a coalition of unions.

Reuters | March 9, 2022 | 7:06 am

Madagascar’s Ambatovy mine on track to deliver ‘no net loss’ of surrounding forest

Ambatovy has strived to conserve the surrounding forest by slowing deforestation driven by small-scale agriculture elsewhere.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

De Beers latest sale shows diamond demand remains strong

The world’s top diamond producer by value sold $650 million worth of roughs in the second cycle, 18% more than in the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2022 | 4:04 am

Sibanye-Stillwater faces fresh strikes at gold mines

Most unionized workers at the company's Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix gold mines will go on strike from Wednesday after wage talks failed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2022 | 6:55 am

How managing social performance can improve company-community relationships, business outcomes – report

The International Council on Mining and Metals launched a set of practical tools to strengthen approaches to managing social performance.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2022 | 12:16 pm

How much could battery recycling actually aid cobalt, lithium supply shortages?

IDTechEx estimates that a combined total of 180,000 tonnes of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese could be recovered by 2030 through Li-ion recycling.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 6, 2022 | 10:24 am