March 9, 2022 De Beers latest sale shows diamond demand remains strong The world’s top diamond producer by value sold $650 million worth of roughs in the second cycle, 18% more than in the same period last year.
March 8, 2022 Sibanye-Stillwater faces fresh strikes at gold mines Most unionized workers at the company's Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix gold mines will go on strike from Wednesday after wage talks failed.
March 7, 2022 Zircon helps scientists learn about mineral resource accumulation on earth While much of the original geological record is lost to erosion, durable minerals like zircon form sediments that effectively gather information from these lost worlds.
March 6, 2022 How managing social performance can improve company-community relationships, business outcomes – report The International Council on Mining and Metals launched a set of practical tools to strengthen approaches to managing social performance.
March 6, 2022 How much could battery recycling actually aid cobalt, lithium supply shortages? IDTechEx estimates that a combined total of 180,000 tonnes of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese could be recovered by 2030 through Li-ion recycling.
March 6, 2022 Soil bacteria reveal it takes about 40 years to rehabilitate former mine sites Effective rehabilitation can set up a predictable trajectory of recovery, Flinders University researchers say.
March 4, 2022 Tesla’s German gigafactory gets conditional green light The $5.5 billion plant, located outside Berlin, is expected to boost the carmaker's market share in Europe’s fast-growing EV sector.
March 4, 2022 Alrosa suspends Natural Diamond Council membership Alrosa is responsible for 90% of Russia’s diamond production and 28% of global supply.
March 4, 2022 Buenaventura to kick off San Gabriel gold mine construction in 2023 The miner had planned to start site works in the second half of 2021, but had to postpone the move and prioritize reducing debt.
March 3, 2022 Deep-South says Namibia Ministry missed deadline to defend licence refusal The Canadian miner is fighting in court Namibia's mining and energy minister's rebuttal of its prospecting licence.
US raises Graphite One loan to $2.1B Graphite Creek is described by the US Geological Survey as the largest graphite deposit in the country. December 19, 2025 | 07:43 am
