November 15, 2019 Serbia buys nine tonnes of gold to heed president’s crisis advice The biggest former Yugoslav republic is following Hungary and Poland, where officials boosted gold reserves in 2018 to create a bulwark against crisis.
November 15, 2019 Rio Tinto to pay $221m to fund Ranger uranium mine closure Energy Resources of Australia has been looking to raise money to fund the closure and rehabilitation of the Ranger project.
November 15, 2019 South Africa’s platinum mining firms, top union end ‘titanic battle’ as they seal wage deal The deal comes as a relief to the sector, where officials were fearful of a repeat of a five-month platinum strike in 2014-2015 which crippled production and hurt the economy.
November 15, 2019 Eramet CEO says plans FID on Argentina lithium project in Q1 2020 Eramet earlier predicted the FID would be made at the earliest in the fourth quarter of this year, but the decision has been slightly delayed due to the change in…
November 14, 2019 Osisko Mining raises $24m from flow-through shares The proceeds of the sale will be spent on Osisko’s exploration projects.
November 14, 2019 Southwest US Snapshot: Precious metals, battery metals and uranium activity In our annual overview of exploration and mining activity in the Southwestern US, we focus on eight companies active in the region
November 14, 2019 Avesoro maintains full-year guidance despite third quarter loss For the full year, the company still expects to produce between 140,000 and 145,000 oz of gold from its two gold mines.
November 14, 2019 China’s Chalco to ship first bauxite from Boffa mine by early December Operations at the mine are now expected to be underway by early December and it will eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite a year.
November 14, 2019 Lundin Gold granted key permits to begin production at massive Ecuador project The Canadian miner inaugurated its Fruta del Norte gold mine in the Ecuadorean Amazon on Thursday.
November 14, 2019 Jihadist groups cash in on artisanal gold rush in West Africa The more than 2 million directly employed in small-scale mining in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have become a source of financing and recruits for Islamist militants in the region.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
