Barrick’s Tanzania gold mine hit by new police abuse accusations
A corporate watchdog is alleging that local police are killing and assaulting villagers around a Tanzanian mine owned by Barrick.
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Mercedes opens battery plant for Alabama-made electric SUVs
The German manufacturer will produce lithium-ion batteries at the new Bibb County plant, and start making all-electric EQS and EQE sport utility models at its existing factory in Tuscaloosa in the coming months.
Sudanese miners killed in South Kordafan mine collapse
About 80% of Sudan's lucrative gold mining is performed using dangerous makeshift methods.
Australia unveils $360m in critical minerals funding to offset China dominance
Projects to be funded include the second rare earth separation plant to be built outside China, a battery material refinery and a vanadium processing plant.
The $140 billion question: Can Russia sell its huge gold pile?
Bank of Russia expanded its gold reserves almost sixfold since the mid-2000s.
Markets must adapt to lack of Russian, Ukrainian commodities, Glencore says
Russia is a key supplier of oil, natural gas, coal, aluminum and nickel, while Ukraine is a major grain producer.
Antam nickel ore production more than doubled in 2021
Antam's 2021 nickel ore output increased 131.3% to 11.01 million tonnes, versus 4.76 million tonnes in 2020.
South African platinum workers eye windfall as wage talks near
Negotiations for a three-year wage deal with producers are expected to start in the first week of April.
Nickel price chaos continues – LME trading halted after only 1,236 tonnes change hands
Nickel price drops to limit down at $45,590 a tonne during what was only a few seconds of trading on Wednesday.
