Seabed mining regulator meets amid mounting pressure for codeMeeting is considered pivotal for the UN body, expected to finalize its decade-long effort to enact regulations by 2025.Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2024 | 4:05 am
Column: After another boom and bust, where next for lithium?There was a similar boom-bust cycle in 2016-2017 but the…Reuters | July 14, 2024 | 8:35 am
Congo offers own cobalt from joint ventures for first timeGecamines has requested bids for the firm’s portion of cobalt…Bloomberg News | July 12, 2024 | 8:22 am
Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024 World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks. Frik Els | April 5, 2024 | 9:47 am
Copper price snaps four-day run of gains while supply risks loom large Concerns about Federal Reserve policy returned to the fore Friday after US jobs data for March surged past estimates. Bloomberg News | April 5, 2024 | 7:30 am
Zambia’s copper output may rise to 1mt by 2026 as mines expand Output from Africa's second-largest producer slumped to 698,000 tons in 2023 from 763,000 tons the previous year. Reuters | April 5, 2024 | 5:25 am
Zimbabwe launches “gold-backed” currency to replace dollar The new currency, ZiG, will be supported by a combination of foreign currencies, gold and other precious metals. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2024 | 5:08 am
Shanta Gold shareholders approve Saturn Resources takeover Shanta said in December it had agreed to a £141.95 million ($180.7 million) takeover bid by Tanzania-based Saturn. Staff Writer | April 4, 2024 | 1:30 pm
Morocco expects more EV battery investments, minister says Government gave the green light for Chinese electric battery maker BTR New Material Group to build a factory near Tangier. Reuters | April 4, 2024 | 11:42 am
As Rio Tinto strives for ‘impeccable ESG’, investors raise water issues Rio faced demands from shareholders at its annual meeting on Thursday to come clean on environmental issues. Reuters | April 4, 2024 | 11:26 am
Villagers near Madagascar mine take legal action against Rio Tinto Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals. Staff Writer | April 4, 2024 | 9:51 am
Harmony Gold agrees five-year wage deal with unions South African mining operations are occasionally disrupted by strikes over pay. Reuters | April 4, 2024 | 7:09 am