December 1, 2022 Visualizing the world’s largest copper producers Chile is the top copper producer in the world, with 27% of global copper production.
December 1, 2022 Orezone Gold’s Bomboré mine in Burkina Faso enters commercial production Bomboré now becomes the 16th mine to go into production in Burkina Faso.
December 1, 2022 Platinum mining target says takeover battle damages operations Royal Bafokeng Platinum said competing offers from Impala Platinum and Northam Platinum have created uncertainty.
December 1, 2022 Congo agreed to pay Gertler’s company $250m in resources deal The Israeli businessman is accused of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
December 1, 2022 Rare earths ‘spill the tea’ on how deep magma eruptions initiate Researchers found huge magma eruptions can initiate deeper below the earth's surface than previously believed.
November 30, 2022 Petra Diamonds to keep Williamson mine idled until mid-2023 The Tanzanian diamond mine has been shut since early November, following a breach in the wall of a tailings dam.
November 29, 2022 Zimbabwe signs agreement with Tsingshan to set up lithium operations China's Tsingshan, one of the world’s top nickel producers, is currently building a $1 billion stainless steel plant in Zimbabwe
November 29, 2022 Endeavour’s Ity exploration on track to discover 4 million indicated ounces by 2025 The Africa-focused gold major already found 2 million oz. in the past two years.
November 29, 2022 Dubai’s ENOC denies gold-for-oil barter talks with Ghana Ghana, Africa’s second-largest gold producer, last week ordered large mining companies to sell 20% of the metal they refine to the central bank.
November 29, 2022 Mali suspends issuance of mining permits until further notice Mali is one of Africa's top gold producers with industrial production reaching 63.4 tonnes in 2021.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
