May 10, 2022 The Metals Company deep-water tests polymetallic nodule collector vehicle in Atlantic Mining international waters is in the spotlight as companies are looking at minerals concentrated on the ocean floor that can be used in batteries for smart phones and electric vehicles.
May 10, 2022 Africa’s accelerated energy transition should leave no-one behind Africa faces a generational opportunity to create new supply chains drawing upon its 'Aladdin's cave’- like endowment of mineral wealth, panel hears.
May 10, 2022 Iron ore price at near 4-month low on interest rate, demand concerns The US Federal Reserve approved a half-a-point interest rate hike, leading to a significant decline in commodities prices denominated in US dollars.
May 10, 2022 Argentina expects $4.2bn investment in its lithium sector The figure will help the country produce 175,000 tonnes of lithium in 2025, more than a tri-fold increase from the 50,000 tonnes expected this year.
May 10, 2022 Mining Indaba: Marampa commissions 3.25mtpa iron ore expansion in Sierra Leone Iron ore concentrate expansion part of a high-grade Marampa Blue product that could help reduce carbon emissions.
May 10, 2022 Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.
May 9, 2022 No trace of missing workers from Trevali’s flood-hit mine, three weeks later Eight underground miners went missing on April 16 at its Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso after flooding caused by heavy rainfall disrupted operations.
May 9, 2022 Copper price near 8-month low on tightening lockdowns in China Investors are awaiting China’s April trade data due later in the session to gauge the scope of disruptions from covid-19 lockdowns.
May 9, 2022 Iron ore price tumbles as covid curbs in China fuel demand concerns China's iron ore imports in April fell nearly 13% to 86.06 million tonnes from the same period a year-ago.
May 9, 2022 Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine Operations at the copper-gold mine in British Columbia are slated to restart before the end of June.
Another arrest made in ‘largest gold heist in Canadian history’ In April 2023 about 880 pounds of gold was offloaded from a flight at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport after arriving from Zurich, along with C$2.5 million in cash. January 12, 2026 | 04:55 pm
