Sibanye Stillwater Q1 PGM output down 10% due to power cuts, US disruptions

PGM production from operations in southern Africa and the US declined to 480,481 ounces in Q1, down from 533,237 ounces during the same period last year.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 7:54 am

Vale and France’s GravitHy sign carbon neutral steel study

The agreement will focus on studies to build a factory to produce briquettes from Vale's high-grade iron ore through direct reduction.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 7:48 am

Glencore to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant

It has partnered up with Canada’s Li-Cycle to convert an old lead refinery in Italy into a facility to recover key metals from batteries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 6:43 am

Black lung disease more common among modern coal miners than in their predecessors

Scarring from silica dust exposure was more common in contemporary miners than in those born before 1930.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2023 | 5:43 am

China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans

Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing.

Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 4:10 am

Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m

Deal expands Fortuna's footprint in West Africa, where it has the Yaramoko gold mining complex in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 3:55 am