November 16, 2023 Wheaton Precious Metals secures $530m in existing streams The miner will acquire existing royalty streams on Ivanhoe Mines’s Platreef project in South Africa.
November 15, 2023 Managem says water at cobalt mine safe, denies report on arsenic contamination BMW sources a fifth of its cobalt supplies from Morocco.
November 15, 2023 Atlantic Lithium shuns takeover by major African shareholder In a budget speech on Wednesday, Ghana's finance minister said the project is expected to be a major contributor to the country's gross domestic product.
November 14, 2023 Congo’s copper and cobalt trucks on move as strike ends The drivers stopped shipping the green-energy metals from the mining hub of Kolwezi around the end of October.
November 14, 2023 Barrick’s Bulyanhulu gold mine using Gekko’s IRL to boost efficiency The introduction of the ILR to this location is a significant development, building upon the success of its implementation at various other mines operated by Barrick.
November 14, 2023 Recycling can ease critical minerals scarcity, not solve it The global energy transition may be eclipsed by a critical minerals supply-demand imbalance — unless alternatives are found, experts say.
November 14, 2023 Zimbabwe platinum miners ask government to defer export tax Miners have asked the government to defer its planned 5% export tax on concentrates.
November 13, 2023 Ivanhoe shares up as it declares first mineral resources for Makoko and Kiala deposits Ivanhoe says Makoko ranks as the world’s third-largest and highest-grade copper discovery since Kakula in 2016.
November 13, 2023 De Beers keeps production target despite supply glut Global demand for diamonds has fallen to levels not seen since the pandemic.
November 12, 2023 The diamond world takes radical steps to stop a pricing plunge The speed and severity of the collapse in diamond prices caught many by surprise.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am