December 18, 2018 Glencore billionaire among directors banned, fined by Canada The punishment from the OSC is a response to false accounting from Katanga that saw it overstate how much it mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2014.
December 17, 2018 Mawson progresses Rajapalot with maiden resource Mawson Resources says that its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland has plenty of room for expansion.
December 17, 2018 Canada Cobalt makes new find east of Castle mine The drill program east of the mine is targeted at high grade gold zones associated with a previously undiscovered major fault structure.
December 17, 2018 Only 13% of board members in the mining industry are women: Bedford When it came to analyzing named executive officers in mining firms, only 8% were women.
December 17, 2018 Explorex Resources begins drilling for cobalt in Canada’s New Brunswick The Canadian junior miner is taking advantage of a window of opportunity presented by a local drill company to complete two holes prior to the Christmas break.
December 16, 2018 Canadian regulator to fine Glencore-controlled miner over Congo -WSJ The expected settlement is related to the company’s business activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2014 and 2016.
December 14, 2018 China’s GEM is said to stop buying cobalt from Glencore Last week Glencore warned that some buyers in China reneged on contracts after seeing prices plunge, forcing the company to renegotiate the commercial terms of the deals.
December 13, 2018 Indonesia’s Silkroad Nickel inks $290m offtake agreement The deal is to supply 15 million tonnes of nickel ore over a period of five to eight years, beginning March 2020.
December 13, 2018 Cuba sees nickel output topping 50,000 tonnes Nickel is one of Cuba’s most important exports, but revenue from it has suffered in recent years due to a decline in production and prices.
December 12, 2018 Power Ore buys former Falconbridge Opemiska complex The complex produced more than 1.0 billion lb. of copper and almost 206,000 oz. of gold.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
