April 5, 2023 Saudi quest to become a nuclear player is coming up short Saudi Arabia has spent more than $37 million since 2017 searching for deposits but only managed to identify reserves that would be “severely uneconomic” to mine.
April 5, 2023 Copper mining project must be suspended, Ecuador court rules The Imbabura provincial court said a 2014 environmental license and other permissions given for the Llurimagua project do not comply with proper parameters.
April 5, 2023 Brazil court backs crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon Court decision legal practice of buyers accepting the origin of the precious metal with paper receipts based on the "good faith" of the seller.
April 5, 2023 CHART: Glencore’s big bid for Teck extends Canada’s mining deal heritage The deal would be the second-largest mining acquisition in Canada.
April 4, 2023 Glencore has three weeks to keep $23 billion Teck bid alive Glencore, which is working with Citigroup, has indicated its deal would be dead if Teck investors approve the split later this month.
April 4, 2023 Iron ore price expected to ease over next 5 years on slower demand growth and more supply In the long term, Fitch expects prices to decline to $50 a tonne.
April 4, 2023 Zimbabwe to investigate gold-smuggling allegations The government has broken the silence around allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering exposed in an Al-Jazeera documentary.
April 4, 2023 Swiss court upholds corruption ruling against mining magnate Steinmetz Beny Steinmetz was sentenced two years ago in one of the mining industry's most high-profile legal disputes.
April 4, 2023 Column: Australia sees rising exports of new energy metals, but also more coal Overall, the Australian government is painting a strong outlook for commodity export volumes, but a soft outcome for prices.
April 4, 2023 Companies can vie to mine the deep sea starting in July The Metals Company expect to file an application in H2 2023 and to receive a mining license in 2024.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
