Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay manager murdered on way to work

The mineral sands mine has been crippled by several violent incidents over the years.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 25, 2021 | 10:47 am

NextSource secures major graphite offtake with thyssenkrupp

The graphite offtake agreement can scale to 35,000 tonnes per year

MINING.com Editor | May 25, 2021 | 9:20 am

Cobalt price: 4 new Mutandas needed by 2030

Cobalt supply will struggle to meet demand from EVs through 2030, but current operators are minting after price rally, says new Roskill report

Henry Lazenby | May 21, 2021 | 11:24 am

Covid-19 lops 8% off mining capex spend in 2020 — report

Mining capital spending forecast of $176 billion is up 18% from 2020 and 2019 spends.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 20, 2021 | 10:09 am

South Africa’s NUM labour union demands 15% wage hike from gold companies

Soaring global gold prices over the past year have seen earning by gold firms surge, but the companies have argued that above-inflation increases are unrealistic.

Reuters | May 20, 2021 | 7:31 am

Glencore leads miners in cobalt blockchain pilot

The Re|Source project will be tested in real operating conditions, from cobalt mines in the DRC to electric vehicle production sites, and will run until the end of 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2021 | 3:55 am

B2Gold says reduced staff continue work at Mali mine amid strike

A union representative at Fekola told Reuters some workers were on strike and production had continued at a reduced level.

Reuters | May 19, 2021 | 2:41 pm

Mining copper tailings could answer supply deficits later this decade

Copper miners are taking another look at extracting value from their waste rock dumps thanks to the record recent copper price rally and the application of new technology.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 19, 2021 | 12:09 pm

South African platinum rebound to push market into surplus, says Johnson Matthey

A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new data released by PGMs specialist Johnson Matthey show.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 10:46 am

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