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Video: World Gold Council sees market uncertainty raising metal’s price

WGC senior market strategist sees several trigger points that could prompt gold to move even higher, perhaps stirring more interest from retail investors.

Northern Miner Staff | August 9, 2024 | 2:10 pm

Glencore scraps plans to ditch coal on investor pressure

Over 95% of Glencore shareholders were in favour of keeping…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2024 | 4:03 am

A fraught election just reshaped the next steps for deep sea mining

Brazilian oceanographer Leticia Carvalho has been elected the next secretary-general…

Bloomberg News | August 2, 2024 | 4:28 pm

BHP, Lundin grab Filo in $3bn South American copper deal

BHP and Lundin are creating a 50/50 JV that will…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2024 | 3:54 am

Video: ‘Big bang’ in commodity demand set to lift miners, Prins says

Global geopolitical and energy transformations are driving an increased demand…

Northern Miner Staff | July 29, 2024 | 3:05 pm

Lucapa finds Lulo mine’s fifth-largest diamond

The 203-carat, type IIa diamond is also the third 100-carat-plus stone found at the Angolan mine this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2024 | 5:35 am

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2024 | 3:48 am

Freeport Resources seeks partners for Yandera copper project feasibility study

The company calls this project one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper projects.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 10:37 am

K92 ordered to temporarily suspend mining following worker death

The incident adds to the list of fatalities reported at the Kainantu mine over the past year.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 6:45 am

UN deep-sea mining body considering expelling Greenpeace

The Metals Company took legal action against activists who disrupted a research expedition when they boarded its vessel in the remote Pacific.

Staff Writer | March 18, 2024 | 9:09 am

Industry executives expect the world to reach net zero by 2060 – report

The 2050 deadline seems too close for 600 executives in mining, oil and gas, utilities, chemicals and agribusinesses, according to Bain & Company.

Staff Writer | March 17, 2024 | 7:19 am

OceanaGold eyes fast-tracked permitting for New Zealand project under new gov’t

Waihi North is a proposed underground mining project in New Zealand anchored by the Wharekirauponga development.

Staff Writer | March 7, 2024 | 8:29 am

Eramet reaches deal to convert debt of New Caledonia nickel unit

Several hundred million euros of debt will be removed from its loss-making nickel subsidiary SLN.

Reuters | March 4, 2024 | 10:07 am

Solar power becomes coal’s greatest competitor in Asia-Pacific – report

A Wood Mackenzie report shows that the cost of electricity generated from renewable sources reached an all-time low in 2023 in the Asia-Pacific region.

Staff Writer | March 3, 2024 | 4:40 am

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