Russian uranium import ban teed up for US House floor vote

Glencore has deposited more than 100,000 tonnes of aluminum in LME registered warehouses in South Korea.

Central bank demand for gold totalled 1,136 tonnes valued at some $70 billion in 2022.

Endiama plans to more than double its diamond production between 2022 and 2027.

When the UK imposed tariffs on Russian metal last year, the LME responded by banning new deliveries of Russian metal into its warehouses in the UK.

Currently, the company produces 200,000 tonnes of copper and 25,000 tonnes of cobalt annually at the mines across the central African copper belt.

The move against aluminum also continues efforts by the US and European Union to blunt Russia’s role as global commodities powerhouse.

Burkina Faso did not award a mining permit to Nordgold because it is a Russian company, its mines minister said.

State-controlled VTB Bank said it sold 33.8 tonnes of gold bars to customers in 2022, with clients holding 50 billion roubles ($711 million) of the metal.

A deal struck between the CAR, Chad and Sudan aims to fight armed groups operating along the mineral-rich borders with the neighboring states.