January 11, 2022

Crypto can’t beat gold as an inflation hedge, says Barrick boss

“Look at gold and its precious nature - you can’t print it and you can’t make it,” Mark Bristow said.

January 11, 2022

B2Gold says Mali mine can withstand impact of sanctions

Barrick Gold also said its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex had sufficient supplies to continue operating normally,

January 10, 2022

Barrick says Mali mines unaffected by ECOWAS sanctions

Barrick said its mines had sufficient stocks and stores to continue operating normally.

January 10, 2022

Mali shuts borders, recalls ambassadors after regional sanctions

Mali is Africa’s third-biggest gold producer and companies including Barrick and B2Gold have operations in the country.

January 10, 2022

Ivanhoe to produce up to 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022

The Canadian miner said its Kamoa-Kakula complex produced 105,884 tonnes of copper concentrate last year, topping guidance.

January 10, 2022

BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment

It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit.

January 7, 2022

Osino to acquire B2Gold’s Ondundu property in Namibia in $15m deal

B2 Gold spent $10 million on exploration at Ondundu between 2015 and 2021.

January 5, 2022

Cobalt industry to get a big boost from the shift to a green economy – report

But the global cobalt supply chain is set to remain highly geographically concentrated in the coming years, Fitch says.

January 5, 2022

Trigon produces first concentrate at Kombat mine in Namibia

Trigon's Kombat commercial production is expected by March.

December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.