March 14, 2018 Cobalt to be declared a strategic mineral in Congo Royalties paid to the government from cobalt and coltan mining will jump to 10 per cent from 2 per cent.
March 14, 2018 Canada’s First Cobalt buys US explorer, creates key supplier outside Congo The blended company will have projects in Ontario and Idaho which, once in operations, could be major cobalt suppliers for EVs makers and high tech firms.
March 13, 2018 Fusion power using superconducting magnets: researchers are almost there MIT scientists describe fusion power as a potentially "inexhaustible and zero-carbon source of energy."
March 13, 2018 These charts show just why copper price fundamentals are so strong The world's 10 largest copper mines accounted for 25% global output in 2017 – on average these deposits were discovered 95 YEARS ago.
March 13, 2018 Barrick chairman Thornton boosts ownership with major share buy The boss of the world's top gold miner has bought 306,000 additional shares in the company.
March 13, 2018 New effort to mine sea floor for minerals essential to new low-carbon economy launches in April This cruise will identify an ocean area suitable for employing the process DPG has developed for mining nodules containing high concentrations of minerals.
March 13, 2018 Anti-corruption body asks Rio for Oyu Tolgoi-related info Request relates to an investigation about possible abuse of power by authorized officials during negotiation of the 2009 Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement.
March 13, 2018 Antofagasta more than doubles dividend on strong copper prices Chile-focused miner is raising its dividend by 177%.
March 12, 2018 Newcrest shares hit after dam wall collapse The miner declared that its performance for fiscal 2018 will be affected by the breach of a tailings dam wall at its Cadia gold mine.
March 12, 2018 Copper price: Hedge funds slash bullish bets to 16-month low The last time large-scale copper price futures speculators were this bearish, copper was trading 30% lower than today's price.
Alrosa flags smaller-than-expected decline in annual diamond output Alrosa is the world's largest producer of diamonds, accounting for around a third of global output. December 23, 2025 | 07:20 am
