February 9, 2023 Trafigura faces $577 million loss on alleged nickel fraud The company found that some cargoes it had bought didn't contain the nickel they were supposed to, and spent two months uncovering the scheme.
February 9, 2023 Ivanhoe Mines seeking strategic partner to mine more copper in Congo The company's founder, Robert Friedland, said he might bring in a minority partner to help develop DRC copper assets.
February 8, 2023 Fancy colour diamond prices up 3.9% in 2022 Prices for yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous year, followed by a 3.9% rise in pinks and 1.8% in blues, the FCRF says.
February 6, 2023 Wood Mackenzie launches new analytics service covering entire EV supply chain EVBSC is the most comprehensive industry analysis of the supply chain for electric vehicles and battery materials.
February 6, 2023 Australian startup Recharge to buy failed Britishvolt Recharge Industries will simultaneously work on Britishvolt’s planned “gigafactory” in England and a plant in Australia.
February 3, 2023 South Africa’s century-old gold refiner runs at 75% as mines dim The 102 year-old Rand Refinery is the only African refiner accredited with the London Bullion Market Association.
February 3, 2023 Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.
February 2, 2023 LBMA implements optical AI technology to trace gold bars’ provenance The LBMA has engaged America’s Alitheon to generate a digital fingerprint for gold bars, which allows for irrefutable identification, authentication, and traceability.
February 2, 2023 Seriti to build South Africa’s largest wind farm to power coal mines The 155-megawatt, $236 million wind farm will generate about 75% of the electricity Seriti needs to run its coal mines in South Africa.
February 1, 2023 MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine due to protests The giant mine, in indefinite care and maintenance from Wednesday, accounts for 2% of the copper produced worldwide.
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