February 28, 2022 Honduras to cancel environmental permits for mining, ban open pits The announcement comes from the barely a month-old government of leftist President Xiomara Castro.
February 28, 2022 Gold price edges higher on fears of economic slowdown following sanctions Gold is now on course for its best month since May amid the fraught geopolitical tensions.
February 28, 2022 Congo seals deal with Israeli billionaire to recover assets A company controlled by Dan Gertler will return mining and oil assets to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
February 28, 2022 Seabridge raises $225m to move KSM project closer to construction KSM is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world by reserves, and is currently Canada's largest gold-copper-silver development project.
February 28, 2022 Harmony Gold sees price boost from Russia-Ukraine crisis Gold has risen by about 6% so far in February in the build-up to Russia's Ukraine invasion.
February 28, 2022 Perseus Mining becomes sole owner of Orca Gold in $155m deal Perseus currently owns a 15% stake in the Canadian developer, which is developing the Block 14 gold project in northern Sudan.
February 28, 2022 Donlin Gold drilling returns 14 metres at 23.5+ g/t for partners Barrick, NovaGold The positive results of the recent program have set the foundation for the largest budget at Donlin in more than a decade.
February 28, 2022 BHP invests $79m in South America-focused Filo Mining The Canadian junior is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.
February 27, 2022 Bank of Russia resumes gold buying after two-year pause The central bank will start buying gold again on the domestic precious metals market.
February 27, 2022 There is a connection between Mars and heavy metal-polluted Rio Tinto estuary Goethite, red hematite, schwertmannite and jarosite link Mars to Spain’s Rio Tinto.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am