August 15, 2023 BHP, South32 may face South Africa class action on lung disease A legal firm is seeking relief for miners who have worked at the operations since 1965 and their descendants.
August 15, 2023 China’s Canmax resolves lithium offtake dispute with Premier African Minerals Canmax had moved to terminate the deal in June after Premier failed to start delivering the lithium concentrate as promised.
August 14, 2023 Syrah pins hopes of mine restart on end of China supply glut Syrah offers one of the few non-Chinese options for those seeking graphite material through its mine in Mozambique.
August 14, 2023 Graphic: Surpluses, low prices to remain a feature of cobalt market Surging supplies of cobalt from Indonesia and Africa are forecast to outpace demand from EVs.
August 13, 2023 Zimbabwe stockpiles 300,000 carats of diamonds Stockpiling follows new regulations that compel miners to pay half of their royalties using commodities.
August 11, 2023 A vicious cycle of rising resource nationalism Global warming has raised the economic status and political importance of critical minerals, but with that also comes an increased risk of resource nationalism across the globe.
August 11, 2023 Rio Tinto inks infrastructure deal for Simandou iron ore project The project has been haggled over for years, with exploitation delayed by legal wrangling and the difficulty and cost of building infrastructure.
August 10, 2023 RANKED: World’s largest clay and hard rock lithium projects Junior miners are piling into the lithium market with competing new projects and the US state of Nevada is the emerging hotspot.
August 9, 2023 Mining is growing rapidly – so are investor-state disputes New study shows dramatic increase in investor-state disputes and 80% of miners and counsel involved in arbitration expect greater government intervention over the next year.
August 9, 2023 Lucara reports fourth diamond recovery north of 1,000 carats The diamond, measuring 82.2 x 42.8 x 34.2 mm, is described as a type IIa top-white gem of high quality.
Last Czech deep coal mine closes as centuries-old industry reaches final day The last Czech black coal shaft, a symbol of Central Europe's industrial power, will close at January's end. January 16, 2026 | 04:00 am
