Column: Automakers go back to the future to secure battery metals Henry Ford was right all along, it turns out. Reuters | April 27, 2022 | 7:56 am
Galantas Gold to kick off operations at Irish mine in June The past producing Omagh mine in Northern Ireland is expected to yield between 4,500 to 5,500 ounces of gold for the balance of the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2022 | 7:09 am
Russia says it may buy diamonds from sanctions-hit Alrosa Alrosa, , the world’s top diamond miner by output, is responsible for 90% of Russia’s diamond production and 28% of global supply. Reuters | April 27, 2022 | 6:36 am
Australian universities get $173m in funding to turn critical minerals into products, services The funds will go towards the development of the Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub. Staff Writer | April 27, 2022 | 6:06 am
Petra Diamonds mulls sale of loss-making Koffiefontein mine Petra wants to offload the Koffiefontein diamond mine in South Africa, which reaches the end of its productive life in 2025. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2022 | 3:48 am
Apple, Tesla, Intel could be using conflict minerals due to faulty scheme Global Witness says it is not the companies but the ITSCI certification scheme they rely on to vet their suppliers where the problem lies. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2022 | 1:00 am
GNRI considers sale of $1.5 billion Botswana copper mine Khoemacau is majority owned by Global Natural Resource Investments, which was formed from a 2015 management buyout of Barclays Plc’s natural resources private equity business. Bloomberg News | April 26, 2022 | 2:15 pm
First Quantum Minerals’ profit more than doubles on higher prices Net earnings attributable to shareholders rose to $385 million in the quarter ended March 31. Reuters | April 26, 2022 | 1:23 pm
Chilean regulator moves to sanction Glencore over mine monitoring An investigation led to the formulation of a "very serious" charge of not monitoring aquifer levels, Chile's Environmental Superintendent said. Reuters | April 26, 2022 | 12:30 pm