January 19, 2021

Miners now saviours in green transition

The whole system has to be rebuilt, and that is the onset of the revenge of the miners, says Robert Friedland.

January 19, 2021

SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure

Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board.

January 19, 2021

Glencore seals Zambia copper sale

State mining investment arm ZCCM-IH will pay $1.5 billion, but Glencore will get just $1 upfront.

January 18, 2021

Ivanhoe’s Friedland taking ‘hard look’ at US projects

The US remains under-explored because previous administrations have considered mining a "toxic" industry, Robert Friedland said.

January 18, 2021

New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite

Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project.

January 18, 2021

Shanghai booms as metals trading mirrors uneven recovery

China has led the industrial recovery from covid-19 with the rest of the world struggling to catch up.

January 18, 2021

Bluejay, Rio Tinto’s JV in Finland is official

The London-based explorer announced that all conditions have now been satisfied for the commencement of the Enonkoski project joint-venture.

January 17, 2021

What China’s increasing control over cobalt resources in the DRC means for the West – report

Roskill says China’s increasing control over copper and cobalt resources in the DRC could pose a threat to western market participants.

January 15, 2021

Nornickel joins blockchain network for responsible minerals sourcing

RSBN is an industry collaboration across the minerals supply chain using blockchain technology to support responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.

January 15, 2021

Hope for British Columbia’s New Prosperity project?

Tsilhqot’in support Taseko’s application for extension to environmental certificate.