March 9, 2017 Rio Tinto chairman Jan du Plessis steps down, set to lead BT He joins a growing list of chairmen who are leaving some of the world's' top mining companies, including BHP Billiton and Anglo American.
March 6, 2017 Why cobalt (not lithium) could be the battery boom’s big winner You've probably given little thought to a perennially overlooked metal called cobalt, even though chances are you’re reading this very article on a device powered by a battery containing a…
March 3, 2017 Cobalt: will 2017 be a year of change? A number of suspensions, most notably Katanga Mining in the DRC, have contributed to a tight metal market.
March 3, 2017 Rio Tinto defers former CEO Walsh bonus over Guinea scandal Sam Walsh's bonuses, potentially worth millions, had been delayed for at least two years as investigations continue into dubious payments related to Simandou iron ore project in Africa.
February 24, 2017 US Lithium to mine for copper, nickel, cobalt in Canada’s Saskatchewan The Gochagar Lake project, until now property of Diamond Hunter, consists of four claims covering 3,759 hectares located in northern Saskatchewan.
February 20, 2017 Sherritt mulling Ambatovy retreat to pop debt balloon Sherritt's dream of lifting Madagascar out of poverty and making a handsome packet for itself from the proceeds of a huge nickel mine appear to be in jeopardy.
February 13, 2017 Glencore buys stakes in Mutanda and Katanga mines valued at $960m Glencore is upping its presence in the African mining landscape through the purchase of stakes in two mines it already partially owns.
February 13, 2017 The Ellis Martin Report: Interview with Benchmark Mineral’s Simon Moores Ellis Martin speaks with Simon Moores, an analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence a London-based consultancy and research firm focusing on critical and industrial metals.
February 10, 2017 DR Congo’s perfect storm A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.
February 3, 2017 US mulls scaling back ‘conflict minerals’ rule The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the rule, which requires companies to trace and report whether their products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
