February 28, 2023 Glencore ordered to pay $700 million by US judge in bribery case The penalty is part of the $1.5 billion Glencore agreed to pay to resolve bribery and market-manipulation probes in the US, UK and Brazil.
February 28, 2023 Quest for world’s biggest diamonds gives De Beers a headache To the southeast of the teeming herds of wildlife in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, an offshoot of the Lundin mining dynasty is extending its search for the world’s biggest diamonds.
February 28, 2023 Sibanye Stillwater reports 49% fall in annual profit A lengthy strike at its South African gold mines and flooding at its US platinum operations impacted production.
February 27, 2023 Trafigura lines up Russia aluminum deal in challenge to Glencore Trafigura Group is in talks to buy aluminum from United Co. Rusal International.
February 27, 2023 A $1.5 billion hoard of copper and cobalt is piling up in Congo By now, there are about 120,000 tons of copper and around 12,500 tons of cobalt stuck waiting to leave the country.
February 27, 2023 Stellantis buys into Argentina copper in race for battery metals The automaker has its eye on one of the world’s bigger underdeveloped copper deposits in Argentina’s San Juan province.
February 27, 2023 Lynas Rare Earths’ production disruption concerns persist Company will focus on getting its Kalgoorlie plant operational amid concerns its Malaysian facility will have to be partly wound down.
February 27, 2023 Vale to increase high-grade iron ore output in tightening market Vale said its output of high-grade agglomerates is set to reach 50 million to 55 million tonnes in 2026, up from 32 million in 2022.
February 24, 2023 Tesla, GM among carmakers flocking to mining events amid battery metals scramble Car companies are making inroads into the mining industry to lock in supplies of much-needed materials, putting them in direct competition with large, deal-hungry metals producers.
February 24, 2023 Transnet snubs Kumba’s overture to run lucrative South African iron ore rail line Kumba Iron Ore wants to lease the line from Transnet or run it on a concession basis.
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals Ending US reliance on the minerals has been a top priority for Washington since last year, when Beijing imposed export restrictions on rare earths. January 15, 2026 | 04:05 pm
