August 5, 2021 Glencore to return $2.8bn to shareholders in 2021 It joins rivals Rio Tinto and Anglo American in declaring bonanza payouts after record half-year profits boosted by commodities rally.
August 5, 2021 Resolute Mining sells Bibiani mine to Asante Gold for $90 million Sale reduces Western Australia-based miner's portfolio to only two gold assets — Syama in Mali and Mako in Senegal.
August 4, 2021 Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.
August 3, 2021 Kamoa-Kakula achieves commercial production milestone Kamoa-Kakula is expected to produce between 80,000 and 95,000 tonnes of copper in 2021.
August 2, 2021 Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire Eramet’s nickel processing facilities in France The transaction is the second step in Sibanye-Stillwater’s battery metals strategy.
August 2, 2021 Iron ore miners are awash with cash, but see different futures Major miners are going to be strong cash generators even if iron ore post further losses.
August 1, 2021 Thor Explorations hits Nigeria’s first commercial gold output Africa’s largest oil producer has sizeable untapped deposits of metals including gold, zinc, lead and iron ore.
August 1, 2021 Sudan official gold output near doubles as smuggling curbed The North African nation recorded production of 30.3 tons between January and the end of June, compared with 15.6 tons in the same period the year before.
August 1, 2021 African rare earth projects moving forward despite challenges – report A Roskill report commends the efforts by a number of African countries to establish a diversified rare earths supply chain.
July 30, 2021 State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
