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.
December 13, 2022 Gold is better portfolio diversifier than bitcoin – Goldman Sachs The bank expects gold, with its real demand drivers, to outperform the highly volatile bitcoin in the long term.
December 13, 2022 Europe reaches historic deal to put pollution price on imports The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will cover carbon-intensive sectors such as cement, steel, aluminum fertilizers and electricity production and hydrogen.
December 13, 2022 Indonesia appeals WTO ruling on nickel ore export ban dispute A panel of experts last month urged the country to bring its measures in line with WTO obligations.
December 13, 2022 Colombia signs agreement to establish a national mining company The national mining company will buy gold from small-scale miners who produce the yellow metal without using cyanide or mercury.
South32 posts nearly 17% jump in quarterly manganese output The world's biggest manganese producer produced 1.3 million wet metric tons of the steel additive for the December quarter. January 21, 2026 | 02:06 pm
