April 14, 2021 Mountain Province’s Q1 marked by covid shutdown, rising diamond prices Production at the company’s 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine was severely curtailed by a covid-19 outbreak.
March 31, 2021 Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.
March 17, 2021 China backing autocratic regimes to secure resources — report Autocratic regimes represent for Beijing greater supply stability than democracies that are, or may become, hostile to China, Verisk Maplecroft says.
February 26, 2021 China continues dominance of rare earths markets to 2030, says Roskill In 2020, Chinese mines produced 110,000 tonnes of rare earths, which is more than 55% of total global mining output.
February 16, 2021 BHP’s outlook, record dividend fuel supercycle talk The world's no. 1 miner rewarded investors with a record $5.1bn first-half dividend and forecasted a “very constructive” outlook for the commodities market fundamentals.
February 8, 2021 Elon Musk offers $100 million for best carbon capture innovation Sum will be awarded for the best technology created for removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and store that carbon in a safe, cost-effective way.
February 4, 2021 Barrick extends Tongon mine life to 2023 Continued exploration and the conversion of resources to reserves have allowed Barrick to extend the Ivory Coast mine's life.
February 1, 2021 Premier unveils top-level team for spun-off i-80 Gold The new US-focused gold miner will be led by Premier's current president and CEO Ewan Downie.
January 26, 2021 Barrick, Japan Gold step up southern exploration Partners have secured rights to 18 new prospecting areas in the Asian country’s Hokusatsu Region.
January 26, 2021 Pandemic hit Yamana Gold 2020 production Restrictions imposed in Argentina towards the end of the year impacted its Cerro Moro gold-silver mine.
CME changes margin-setting methodology for precious metals As of January 13, the CME will set margins for gold, silver, platinum and palladium based on a percentage of contract value, it said. January 13, 2026 | 07:27 am
