May 22, 2024

BHP, Kingsrose to jointly explore Norway and Finland

Kingsrose has numerous early-stage nickel-copper exploration targets and has secured exploration licences across the two Nordic nations.

May 22, 2024

Anglo’s second largest investor demands BHP bid revision

Petition by South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which owns a roughly 7% stake in Anglo, comes just hours before bid deadline.

May 21, 2024

Zimbabwe to start gold-tracing system in bid to curb smuggling

Zimbabwe loses about $1.5 billion annually to smuggling of the precious metal.

May 21, 2024

Metal waste can be turned into catalyst for hydrogen production

Swarf, a byproduct of the metal machining industry, can anchor atoms of platinum or cobalt, leading to an efficient electrocatalyst.

May 21, 2024

Lumina Gold to complete Cangrejos feasibility study by mid-2025

Lumina says its Cangrejos gold-copper project in southwest Ecuador is among the world’s top 26 gold assets under development.

May 21, 2024

Past producing yellow diamonds mine in Australia set to reopen

Gibb River Diamonds is bringing the Ellendale mine, which yielded over 50% of the world’s fancy yellow diamonds a year, back to life.

May 20, 2024

Get real: Copper price record was 56 years ago

Jeff Currie: Add AI data centers and military demand to green capex and copper should soon test 1968 levels of $15,000 inflation adjusted.

May 20, 2024

Gold price hits $2,450 on rate cut optimism, geopolitical risks

The metal's strength has been linked to central bank purchases, robust demand from Asia and elevated geopolitical tensions.

May 20, 2024

Zimbabwe asks miners to ramp up gold output to support new currency

Zimbabwe has been accumulating gold reserves at the central bank’s vaults to back the ZiG, short for Zimbabwe Gold.

May 19, 2024

Clash between mining co-ops in Bolivia leaves one person dead, two injured

The incident took place near the Tipuani River, one of the most important gold mining areas in Bolivia.