December 15, 2022 US sanctions Russia’s richest tycoon, Nornickel boss Potanin The action against Potanin was part of a broader sanctions package the Treasury Department rolled out Thursday.
December 15, 2022 Colombia mining exports forecast to hit all-time high in 2022 The country's gold production in 2022 is forecast at 1.56 million troy ounces.
December 15, 2022 India to invite bids for extracting gold from dumps at colonial-era mines The Kolar fields, located close to India's technology hub of Bengaluru, are among the country's oldest gold mines.
December 15, 2022 First Quantum and Panama fail to reach agreement over giant copper mine Collapse of talks over a new royalty payment structure has triggered fears the company's Cobre Panamá mine could be nationalized.
December 14, 2022 Germany entirely dependent on imports for 14 critical raw materials – study In the case of rare earths, Germany is more than 90% dependent on supplies from China.
December 14, 2022 Cochilco cuts copper price projection for 2023 to $3.70/lb The agency in July had estimated a copper price of $3.95 per pound in 2023.
December 14, 2022 UK’s largest money laundering prosecution heads for a retrial Prosecutors said gold bars and grain were purchased using the laundered funds for ultimate export to Dubai.
December 13, 2022 Mongolia to take mining firm public after protests over graft The state-owned Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC owns a large chunk of a sprawling 6-billion tonne coking coal deposit near the Chinese border.
December 13, 2022 Barrick responds to rights abuse allegations in Tanzania Miner refutes claims, says corporate watchdog RAID had a history of making unfounded allegations about purported human rights abuses at North Mara.
December 13, 2022 Peru copper mines face transport delays as protests spread Cerro Verde, near the southwestern city of Arequipa, is experiencing holdups in transport of people, supplies and product.
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