Extortion ‘mafia’ hits South Africa’s $55 billion mining sector
“The procurement mafia mobilizes the community for their own devices," said Paul Dunne, chief executive officer of Northam Platinum Holdings
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US bid for battery metals has Africa blind spot
Inflation Reduction Act could impact Africa metal producers.
Anglo American cuts 2023 copper output target on poor Chilean ore grades
The company said production at its South African unit Kumba Iron Ore will be dented by poor rail capacity.
Women in Mining Spotlight: Heather Gamble
Artemis Project CEO was named to Women in Mining UK list of the top 100 inspirational women in mining around the globe.
Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project
The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign investments in Pakistan and one of Barrick’s key projects for this decade.
Researchers create thick graphite films for clean energy technologies
Korean researchers are proposing a strategy to synthesize single-crystalline graphite films orders of magnitude large, up to inch scale.
EU inks deal with Chile for easier access to battery metals
Trade agreement gives Europeans greater access to copper, lithium and raw materials that are key for the energy transition.
Lithium price rally has more room to run, thanks to US climate bill
More than $13 billion of investment has been announced in the less than three months since Biden signed the IRA into law.
WTO rules against US tariffs on steel, aluminum imposed by Trump
Such a ruling, which has yet to be confirmed by the WTO, would undermine one of Trump’s most controversial trade decisions.