September 3, 2019 Venezuela gold reserves drop by $1bn in H1 2019 The value of the gold bars in central bank vaults fell to $4.62 billion, down 18.5% from $5.67 billion dollars at the end of 2018 - the lowest in 75…
September 3, 2019 Zambia mining firms say mineral royalties should be capped at 7.5% Africa's No. 2 copper producer increased its sliding scale for royalties of 4 to 6% by 1.5 percentage points and introduced a new 10% tax when the price of copper…
September 3, 2019 Santacruz Silver updates Veta Grande resource estimate The update applies a nominal cut-off value of 100.0 g/t AgEq for the project’s Panuco deposit.
September 3, 2019 Australia’s greenfield exploration spending up 57% Total mineral exploration expenditure in the last quarter rose 31.1% to A$663.1 million.
September 3, 2019 Glencore wins transfer pricing court battle with Australian tax office Australia's tax office ruled the company had paid the correct amount of tax on purchases of copper concentrate from a New South Wales mine.
September 3, 2019 Lucapa Diamond profit up, hits record production at African mines The Australian miner posted a $1.1 million profit for the six months to June, compared to the $4.3 million it lost in the same period last year.
September 2, 2019 India’s seizures of smuggled gold jumps in June quarter The illegal trade could rise further in coming months as India, the world's second biggest gold consumer, raised an import tax on gold.
September 2, 2019 Indonesia’s nickel ban shows resource nationalism on the march While Indonesia has an estimated nickel ore reserves of 2.8 billion metric tons, proven stockpiles are only about 600 million to 700 million tonnes.
September 2, 2019 Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028 — report But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased substitution of copper in cabling.
September 2, 2019 South African mining union says de-registration halted In April, the government's labour registrar said he intended to cancel registration of AMCU, one of the nation's largest and most militant unions.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
