June 13, 2023

Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts

Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology, including Elon, are “muppets.”

June 12, 2023

Osino releases Twin Hills gold feasibility with AISC of $1,011/oz

The company released a positive feasibility study for Twin Hills gold project in Namibia’s Damara orogenic belt.

June 12, 2023

Barrick paves way for reintroducing the white rhino to national park in DRC

Barrick has introduced 15 white rhinos into Garamba National Park in the northeast of the DRC.

June 12, 2023

Rio Tinto, China’s Baowu seek to use low-grade ores for cleaner steel

Steel production generates up to 9% of global emissions.

June 11, 2023

Fed is set to pause and assess the effect of rate hikes

Federal Reserve policymakers are about to take their first break from an interest-rate hiking campaign that started 15 months ago.

June 9, 2023

Mining’s changing ESG landscape

Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.

June 9, 2023

Ghana returns to gold top spot as output jumps 32%

Ghana lost the position to South Africa in 2021 after a drastic fall in output.

June 9, 2023

Altona Rare Earths shares start trading in London

Altona, which is advancing the Monte Muambe rare earths project in northwest Mozambique, raised $2.5 million.

June 9, 2023

Hummingbird Resources pours first gold at Kouroussa mine in Guinea

Kouroussa, Hummingbird’s second operating mine in Africa, will ramp up to commercial production during the second half of 2023.

June 8, 2023

Namibia bans export of unprocessed critical minerals

The southern African country has significant deposits of lithium as well as rare earth minerals.