November 5, 2024

Kodal disputes Hainan’s claims over $15m Mali tax payment

Hainan Mining says the $15m owed to the Mali government should be paid by Kodal, not the JV that owns the Bougouni lithium project.

November 4, 2024

Column: Demand weakness helps cushion tin from supply problems

Tin demand last year was weaker than expected and is on course for only a modest recovery in 2024, according to the International Tin Association.

November 4, 2024

MinRes’ founder Ellison to exit after internal misconduct probe

Chris Ellison will leave within 18 months as the board found he used company resources for his personal benefit and evaded taxes.

November 1, 2024

Traders see gold as a surefire bet as coin-toss election looms

Bullion is set to advance if “it takes time to resolve who the winner is,” one trader said.

November 1, 2024

Gold price surge adds glitter to tarnished miners

Gold miners are generating cash, boosting dividends and announcing plans to buy back shares.

October 31, 2024

MinRes cuts jobs, costs amid CEO probe

Miner is cutting 570 jobs and slowing construction at its Mount Marion lithium project, as it battles falling lithium and iron ore prices.

October 29, 2024

Private equity deals in mining sector tumble by half in 2024 – report

Total transaction value as of Sept. 30 was $4.76 billion, down more than 50% compared to the $10.52 billion registered in the full year 2023.

October 29, 2024

Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie

The report shows the world needs to invest $78 trillion in the next 25 years to achieve net zero and a 1.5C warming scenario.

October 25, 2024

China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime

Selling Afghanistan's lithium, copper and iron deposits to feed China's enormous battery and construction industries would help the Taliban prop up their economy.

October 25, 2024

China will hit peak copper around 2030, industry group says

China’s demand growth in the five years up to 2030 will average 1.1%, down from 3.9% in the five years to 2025, Antaike analyst says.