Colombia’s mining royalties hit record $1.32bn in 2022 Coal production rose 10% year on year to 65.3 million tonnes, marking a second year of recovery. Reuters | February 2, 2023 | 12:05 pm
Copper price rebounds as Fed messaging weakens the dollar Demand shows little sign of improving, however, with Chinese import premiums falling. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2023 | 11:00 am
Women in Mining Spotlight: Alison White Alison White, executive vice president and chief financial officer of SSR Mining shares some career highlights and industry insights. Amanda Stutt | February 2, 2023 | 10:08 am
Copper’s fight for critical mineral status gets political push Some of the biggest names in copper have found high-ranking political allies to support their efforts to get the metal added to a list of minerals deemed critical to the US. Bloomberg News | February 2, 2023 | 10:04 am
First Quantum worker dies at Trident operations in Zambia Operations in the pit have been temporarily suspended until deemed they can resume safely. Reuters | February 2, 2023 | 9:48 am
Gold Fields disputes Ghana tax bill Company said the size of the back taxes bill is "nowhere close" to the amount Ghana has demanded from mobile operator MTN. Reuters | February 2, 2023 | 9:42 am
Sprott launches four new ETFs focused on critical minerals Sprott has now launched six ETFs under its energy transition fund suite. Staff Writer | February 2, 2023 | 9:34 am
Gold price falls from nine-month peak following Powell’s dovish remarks Gold retreated on Thursday as the dollar rebounded and some investors locked in profits. Staff Writer | February 2, 2023 | 9:07 am
Freeport Indonesia’s $3bn copper smelter to be completed by end of 2023 The facility in East Java will have a capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate. Reuters | February 2, 2023 | 7:51 am