August 9, 2024

ICMM updates Indigenous Peoples and Mining position statement  

The updated statement sets out what companies will do if agreement cannot be reached and States have granted permission for projects to proceed.

August 9, 2024

Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project could take two years to approve, minister says

Environmentalists are planning new protests over the project.

August 9, 2024

Australian court rejects green group’s appeal plea on Whitehaven’s Narrabri judgment

Proceedings were relating to climate change effects of coal emissions in respect of the Narrabri Stage 3 Project.

August 8, 2024

Copper price: four Chinese bear charts

Overcapacity and a "slow-moving property crisis" will see China continue to export its cheap copper, dragging down prices elsewhere.

August 8, 2024

UAE suspends 32 gold refineries in money-laundering crackdown

The shuttered facilities — which represent about 5% of the UAE’s gold sector — will be halted until Oct. 24.

August 8, 2024

Arizona Sonoran Copper PEA quadruples Cactus project’s NPV

The after-tax $1.5 billion NPV increases to over $2 billion, in contrast with a February pre-feasibility study.

August 8, 2024

Excelsior kicks off construction of Johnson Camp copper mine in Arizona

Mining is expected to commence as soon as year one with first copper produced in the first half of 2025.

August 8, 2024

Triple Flag to acquire gold streams on Allied Gold’s Agbaou and Bonikro mines

The Agbaou and Bonikro mines are located in Côte d’Ivoire within the Birimian Greenstone Belt.

August 8, 2024

Africa’s top gold producer opens first plant to refine bullion

The Royal Ghana Gold Refinery aims to refine 400 kilograms of gold a day, sourcing the raw material mainly from artisanal and small-scale mines.

August 8, 2024

China’s Baosteel, Baowu Aluminum, Japan’s Kobe Steel to form JV

The new company will produce aluminum sheets for China's domestic automobile manufacturers.