April 19, 2023

Fresh blow to cobalt bulls as prices sink below $20,000

With massive stockpiles from Tenke Fungurume in the DRC released for export, cobalt prices face further pressure.

April 19, 2023

CMOC gets Congo deal to free stockpile of copper and cobalt

CMOC and its state-owned partner Gécamines reached a “consensus on the royalties issue” at the Tenke Fungurume operation.

April 19, 2023

Glencore open to better bid for Teck if split rejected

Swiss firm is willing to improve takeover bid if Teck's shareholders reject the Canadian miner's planned split.

April 18, 2023

Glencore staff bribery charges delayed until later this year

The commodity trading industry has been dogged by anti-corruption investigations for years, but few individual traders or bosses have faced prosecution.

April 18, 2023

B2Gold begins phased closure of Namibia mine

It will gradually reduce Otjikoto's open pit production until 2031, when it will cease operations completely.

April 18, 2023

Billionaire Robert Friedland comes out in defence of Teck

He warned Canada should not take lightly Glencore's attempted takeover of Teck, which has a track record of supporting local juniors.

April 17, 2023

Namibia-focused Osino cuts best gold hit yet

The latest results yield a weighted average grade of 1.57 grams gold per tonne over an average width of 44.2 metres.

April 17, 2023

Sotheby’s to auction world’s largest ruby in New York in June

Auction is estimated to achieve more than $30 million.

April 17, 2023

Tanzania signs $667 million deals for rare earth and graphite projects

Deals are part of the president's drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects.

April 14, 2023

Four killed in accident at Sibanye-Stillwater gold project in South Africa

Incident took place on Thursday when five contractors were installing a head pulley of the conveyor infrastructure.