Thirteen miners trapped in Russian gold mine, authorities sayThe accident occurred at the Pioneer mine, one of the largest gold mines in Russia.Reuters | March 18, 2024 | 6:01 pm
Put sanctions on Russian-origin aluminum, not on Rusal, industry group saysSo far, sanctions have not been imposed, but they are…Reuters | March 18, 2024 | 7:23 am
Africa to play ‘huge role’ in US critical mineral strategy, says Treasury’s No. 2"We don't want to be overly reliant on any one…Reuters | March 14, 2024 | 10:52 am
Polyus H1 adjusted net profit jumps 33% y/y Physical sales volume rose 24%, while gold output jumped 36% to 1.45 million ounces. Reuters | August 29, 2023 | 9:06 am
Uranium market turn buoys Kazatomprom H1 profit The world’s largest uranium producer has for the six months to June reported a 25% year-on-year growth in consolidated revenue. Henry Lazenby | August 25, 2023 | 4:16 pm
What the ascent of hydrogen as a renewable resource means for platinum demand The emerging global hydrogen supply chain is essentially “made of platinum,” says Bank of America Global Research commodities strategist Michael Widmer. Henry Lazenby | August 25, 2023 | 10:22 am
Headwinds mount in quest for stable copper supplies By 2025, deficit is projected to spike to 217,000 tonnes and could further intensify to a staggering 2.2 million tonnes by 2032. Henry Lazenby | August 24, 2023 | 9:48 am
Ailing Chinese copper giant announces tie-up to help debt crisis Maike until recently was responsible for a quarter of China’s refined copper imports, but ran into difficulties last year. Bloomberg News | August 24, 2023 | 7:36 am
The race to ditch Russian uranium starts in New Mexico’s desert The $5 billion Urenco plant in Eunice supplies about one-third of US demand for enriched uranium and is in the process of boosting output by 15%. Bloomberg News | August 22, 2023 | 4:42 pm
No new Novelis deals to buy Russian aluminum since Ukraine war Novelis is still buying some aluminum from Rusal under contracts agreed before Russia invaded Ukraine. Reuters | August 22, 2023 | 7:39 am
Race for moon resources has begun, says Russia’s space chief after failed lunar mission Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon on Saturday after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit. Reuters | August 21, 2023 | 9:33 am
Russian miners, Chinese investors interested in Polymetal’s Russian assets – FT CEO said that the company intends to sell assets within six to nine months. Reuters | August 21, 2023 | 7:25 am