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.

February 1, 2023

New tech may help lithium-ion batteries last for nine years

Sound waves and a 2D material may be the key to longer-lasting batteries.

January 31, 2023

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

The capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed that had been entrusted by Rio Tinto.

January 31, 2023

Caterpillar profit falls as costs weigh

Fourth-quarter earnings per share slid by 29%.

January 31, 2023

Epiroc says demand for mining equipment to remain high

Order intake rose 18% but fell 4% when excluding acquisitions, which JP Morgan called "disappointing".

January 31, 2023

GM invests $650m in Lithium Americas to develop Thacker Pass mine

The biggest direct investment in mining made by an automaker to date seeks to secure the raw materials used in EV batteries.