November 2, 2022

Diamonds trade watchdog mulls fate of Russian gems

The Kimberley Process is expected to decide this week whether Russian diamonds should be declared conflict gems.

November 2, 2022

B2Gold, AngloGold put Gramalote project in Colombia up for sale

Decision comes after the JV partners completed a comprehensive review of the alternatives for the $925 million gold project.

November 1, 2022

Debswana posts 37.5% jump in 9-month diamond sales

However, De Beers sees the risk of the market slowing down in the coming months due to a deterioration in global economic conditions.

November 1, 2022

World’s top battery maker CATL grabs stake in DRC cobalt-copper miner

The world's top battery maker is taking an almost 25% stake in CMOC Group, formerly known as China Molybdenum.

November 1, 2022

Sibanye-Stillwater may cut thousands of jobs at gold mines in South Africa

The miner will enter into consultations with stakeholders, which could impact 1,959 employees and 465 contractors. 

October 31, 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

ITSCI is a private sector scheme monitoring tin, tantalum and tungsten mines in Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi for human rights abuses.

October 31, 2022

Green energy transition, structural changes to sustain much higher rare earth prices

New report says China now imports half its heavy rare earths while demand from EVs, renewable energy is absorbing higher prices.

October 30, 2022

How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

Transforming the metals and mining, building materials, and plastics industries to make them compatible with sustainability targets will require increasing annual spending from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion.

October 29, 2022

Mali industrial gold output at risk of missing targets, says ministry

Output remains below the 47.1 tonnes produced by this time last year. 

October 28, 2022

South Africa, Indonesia get $1 billion to close coal plants

The allocation of $500 million each to the coal-dependent countries will come in the form of “concessional,” or low cost, finance, the World Bank-affiliated fund said in a statement.