Russian diamond producer Alrosa buys big gold deposit from Polyus For the world's biggest diamond producer, the move marks a deeper push into gold. Reuters | July 1, 2024 | 9:54 am
Shares in China rare earth producers rise after new regulations Beijing announced regulations aimed at protecting supplies of the strategic minerals in the interest of national security, a move some in the market said could potentially tighten supply. Reuters | July 1, 2024 | 9:24 am
Iron ore price at almost 2-week high on better China data, stimulus hopes The most-traded September iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) DCIOcv1 ended daytime trade 2.5% higher. Reuters | July 1, 2024 | 8:55 am
Lake Resources to cut more than 50% of global workforce Last week, the lithium developer said that it is laying off staff and selling assets. Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 3:11 pm
Southern Copper to restart development of Peru mine on Monday The Tia Maria mine has been on hold for years amid community opposition over fears of the mine's environmental impact. Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 1:39 pm
B2Gold invests in Yukon-focused explorer Prospector Metals The gold major has taken up a 9.99% equity position in Prospector to support its exploration at the ML project in Yukon. Staff Writer | June 30, 2024 | 9:25 am
Metals firms ‘confused’ by ESG regulations but hope for future price premium "There's no unified ESG standard for us to follow," said Bryce Lee, a director at China's Huayou Cobalt. Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 8:52 am
Anglo American battles underground fire at Australian coal mine It is the same mine where an explosion in May 2020 critically injured five workers. Reuters | June 30, 2024 | 8:44 am
Court approves billionaire Agarwal’s plan to reclaim Zambia mine Vedanta now needs to follow the court ruling by releasing $250 million to settle debts that KCM owes to contractors and suppliers. Bloomberg News | June 29, 2024 | 9:22 pm