Mali forecasts 3.5% decline in industrial gold output in 2023 The decline is mainly due to a drop in production expected at Barrick Gold's Somilo/Gounkoto mine and B2Gold's Fekola mine. Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 7:50 am
Sibanye Stillwater reports 49% fall in annual profit A lengthy strike at its South African gold mines and flooding at its US platinum operations impacted production. Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 7:46 am
Zambia’s Mopani halts mine shaft operations after worker dies Company suspended operations at one of its shafts in Kitwe. Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 7:42 am
China Natural Resources to acquire lithium mine in Zimbabwe Africa's lithium production is likely to soar this decade, with the bulk of that coming from Zimbabwe. Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 7:38 am
Armenia approves restart of Amulsar gold mine Lydian broke ground at Amulsar in 2016, but development was indefinitely halted two years later over pressure from environmental activists. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2023 | 6:53 am
How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules. Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 6:02 am
Australia blocks Chinese investor from raising stake in rare earths miner The Foreign Investment Review Board did not allow Northern Minerals' largest shareholder to boost stake on grounds of national interest. MINING.COM Editor | February 28, 2023 | 3:46 am
Brookfield seeks $20 billion for next energy transition fund Brookfield’s plans deepen its low-carbon bet after raising $15 billion for its first Brookfield Global Transition Fund. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 3:16 pm
This road could save the planet — and carve up Alaskan wilderness The remote Ambler Mining District contains massive lodes of minerals essential to cleantech, but extracting them will likely make an ecological mess. Bloomberg News | February 27, 2023 | 12:17 pm