February 8, 2024 Zimbabwe takes full control of controversial state miner Kuvimba holds some of Zimbabwe’s best mining assets, which were once owned by a company controlled by US- and UK-sanctioned tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei.
February 8, 2024 Palladium price drops below platinum for first time in five years Palladium fell by 39% in 2023 after rising prices from 2018 to 2022 caused the auto sector, accounting for 80% of demand, to start replacing it with cheaper platinum in…
February 7, 2024 Scientists develop solution to avoid gold particle corrosion Gold is generally resilient but if it’s in the form of tiny particles, it suffers negatively from heat, pressure, corrosion, oxidation and other conditions.
February 5, 2024 Sibanye CEO pushes on with copper hunt after failed Zambian bid The precious metals producer is still looking for copper assets to buy across the African copper belt.
February 5, 2024 South African platinum industry could shed up to 7,000 jobs to cut costs South African PGM miners, home to around 70% of global mined platinum output, are discussing the need to restructure unprofitable production.
January 31, 2024 Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new…
January 26, 2024 Chiefs of Ontario ask provincial government for year-long moratorium on mine claims staking The move follows and exponential rise in the number of mining claims being staked over the past year on First Nations territories.
January 25, 2024 Wyloo looks ahead to Ring of Fire development despite Indigenous resistance Mine planning is underway for an updated feasibility study on Eagle’s Nest next year.
January 16, 2024 As price parity beckons, substitution from palladium to platinum to wane The rate at which platinum is displacing palladium in the manufacture of autocatalysts is slowing due to the sister metals approaching price parity.
January 12, 2024 Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel, has right to buy 10% of Crawford project The South Korean battery maker can acquire a 10% equity interest in the Crawford project for $100.5 million.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
