April 5, 2023 Viscount partners with Lux to create world’s first silver-backed NFT Investors on the Lux Exchange will gain access to 5 million ounces of silver to be produced from the Silver Cliff property.
April 5, 2023 Eldorado secures 80% of Skouries gold-copper project funding The $744m financing facility is expected to cover the bulk of the investment needed to finish construction of the mine in northern Greece.
April 5, 2023 BHP’s exploration accelerator to open to uranium, lithium finds BHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June.
April 4, 2023 NioCorp anticipates higher grades with new process technology NioCorp and L3 have made a breakthrough in niobium and titanium recovery that may result in higher-purity products.
April 4, 2023 Anglo American, Sweden’s H2 Green Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking processes The agreement includes studying and trialling the use of iron ore products from its Kumba mines in South Africa and Minas-Rio mine in Brazil.
April 4, 2023 Zimbabwe to investigate gold-smuggling allegations The government has broken the silence around allegations of gold smuggling and money laundering exposed in an Al-Jazeera documentary.
April 4, 2023 Mine waste finds new life as source of rare earths Sweden, South Africa and Australia are at the forefront of a push to transform piles of mine waste and by-products into rare earths.
April 3, 2023 Rio Tinto fires up BlueSmelting demo plant in Quebec The demonstration plant will process 40,000 tonnes of ilmenite per year, making it the largest of its kind in the world.
April 3, 2023 Researchers find new way to shape tiny gold pieces for electronics Using highly charged ions, it is possible to melt or flatten nano gold nuggets.
April 2, 2023 Copper ore analyses reveal deep connections between ancient African civilizations Copper artifacts revealed new cultural connections among people living in northern South Africa and the Copperbelt region between the 5th and 20th centuries.
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
