August 6, 2019

Glencore to shutter giant cobalt and copper mine in Congo

The announcement that Glencore will close its Mutanda mine is expected to come as the company lays out an overhaul of its key African copper and cobalt business.

August 6, 2019

Currency wars are wars that gold wins in the end

With the markets more focused now on the escalation of the trade war triggered by Trump’s tweet on Thursday, the stock market plunged while gold rallied.

August 6, 2019

Vedanta to focus on ‘purse strings’ amid aluminum expansion

India’s biggest aluminum producer is prioritizing controlling costs as it embarks on expanding capacity.

August 6, 2019

China gets more iron ore from Brazil as supply woes fade

Overall, the iron ore market is experiencing a recovery in supply and inventories, and Chinese demand so far is holding up.

August 6, 2019

Sierra Leone community’s suit against diamond miner shows activist trend

Across Africa and the developing world, local groups are increasingly mounting legal challenges against companies extracting minerals.

August 6, 2019

Aussie tech company opens tailing dams monitoring centre in Chile

GroundProbe's centre monitors live slope stability data and reacts to alarms.

August 5, 2019

Indonesian official refuses to be drawn on whether iron ore export ban might be brought forward

The ban is aimed at making miners process minerals in Indonesia, a major exporter of nickel ore.

August 5, 2019

Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation

The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.

August 5, 2019

There’s one metal worrying Tesla and EV battery suppliers

Battery producers and electric automakers, including Tesla, are concerned over longer-term supplies of nickel.

August 4, 2019

Gold market in H1 2019

After the first half of the year, gold gained more than 10 percent, rising from $1,279 at the end of December 2018 to $1,409 at the end of June 2019.