March 7, 2024 Dundee Precious Metals sells Tsumeb smelter in Namibia for $49 million Dundee acquired the smelter in 2010 to secure a processing plant for the complex concentrate from the company’s Chelopech mine in Bulgaria.
March 7, 2024 Fortuna Silver takes $90.6m charge on Mexican mine closure It will cease activities at its San José mine in Mexico this year, six months earlier than planned, due to rising costs and depleted reserves.
March 6, 2024 Platinum’s worst crisis in decades hits jobs in South Africa The nation’s platinum sector — which accounts for about 70% of global output — has been a key export industry.
March 6, 2024 US court sides with Apple, Tesla, other tech companies over child labor in Africa A federal appeals court refused to hold the companies liable over their alleged support for the use of child labor in cobalt mining in the DRC.
March 6, 2024 Platinum deficit in 2024 to be deeper than expected – WPIC Platinum demand surged 25% in 2023, seen down 6% in 2024.
March 5, 2024 Sibanye falls to $2 billion loss, weighs capital raise if metal prices worsen CEO Neal Froneman said Sibanye may consider a capital raise if the lower metal prices persist for longer.
March 4, 2024 Barrick cuts cyanide by 80% by adding glycine leach for gold recovery In 2023, Barrick rolled out a global testing and implementation program with the goal of using GlyCat to unlock substantive savings.
March 4, 2024 First Quantum touts interest in its Zambia copper operations The company has been under pressure to strengthen its balance sheet and raise cash after its flagship copper mine in Panama was shuttered.
March 1, 2024 Debswana diamond sales down 25.1% in 2023 on weak demand Debswana sold diamonds worth $3.44 billion in 2023 from $4.59 billion registered in 2022.
March 1, 2024 Northam CEO says South African platinum miners facing worst crisis in decades Platinum prices fell due to weaker growth in China and destocking by manufacturers post-Russia-Ukraine invasion.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am
