February 4, 2022 Gold investors returning Investors have finally started returning to gold after ignoring its young upleg for several months.
February 4, 2022 A giant coal fleet is the quickest way to get climate funds The pledge by some developed countries to provide $8.5 billion to help South Africa move away from coal is nowhere near the trillions needed to avoid the worst effects of…
February 4, 2022 Colombia to open gold, coal assets up for bids On February 24, the government will pre-launch the gold round to allow interested companies to prepare their proposals.
February 3, 2022 Mexico seeks to settle $1.1bn Vulcan suit over limestone mine closure President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has given the company until March to respond to an offer of facilities to develop a tourism project in the area in exchange for withdrawing…
February 3, 2022 China built Congo a toll road that led straight to the ruling family The Kabilas’ involvement in the toll road came to light through the biggest leak ever of financial documents from Africa.
February 3, 2022 Poland violates law in lignite mine dispute, EU court aide says Polish and Czech government negotiators have reached an agreement in their dispute over Turow.
February 3, 2022 China’s metals imports boomed in 2021, so did its exports Such divergence is highly unusual but reflects the equally unusual combination of pandemic recovery and supply-side constraints, writes Andy Home.
February 3, 2022 Global copper smelting surges in January, satellite data shows The number of inactive smelters fell to the lowest level since February 2018.
February 2, 2022 Mexico says lithium is too strategic for private investors Mexico currently has no commercial lithium production, but according to some estimates contains potentially lucrative deposits trapped in clay-based soils.
February 2, 2022 Rare flower to get protected zone near ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine The plan, set to be officially filed in the Federal Register on Thursday, would "not have a significant economic impact" on the mining project.
China receives first shipment of Simandou iron ore A vessel carrying nearly 200,000 metric tons of iron ore arrived in Majishan port in East China's Zhejiang province on January 17. January 18, 2026 | 09:13 am