May 25, 2021 Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay manager murdered on way to work The mineral sands mine has been crippled by several violent incidents over the years.
May 25, 2021 NextSource secures major graphite offtake with thyssenkrupp The graphite offtake agreement can scale to 35,000 tonnes per year
May 21, 2021 Cobalt price: 4 new Mutandas needed by 2030 Cobalt supply will struggle to meet demand from EVs through 2030, but current operators are minting after price rally, says new Roskill report
May 20, 2021 Covid-19 lops 8% off mining capex spend in 2020 — report Mining capital spending forecast of $176 billion is up 18% from 2020 and 2019 spends.
May 20, 2021 South Africa’s NUM labour union demands 15% wage hike from gold companies Soaring global gold prices over the past year have seen earning by gold firms surge, but the companies have argued that above-inflation increases are unrealistic.
May 20, 2021 Glencore leads miners in cobalt blockchain pilot The Re|Source project will be tested in real operating conditions, from cobalt mines in the DRC to electric vehicle production sites, and will run until the end of 2021.
May 19, 2021 B2Gold says reduced staff continue work at Mali mine amid strike A union representative at Fekola told Reuters some workers were on strike and production had continued at a reduced level.
May 19, 2021 Mining copper tailings could answer supply deficits later this decade Copper miners are taking another look at extracting value from their waste rock dumps thanks to the record recent copper price rally and the application of new technology.
May 18, 2021 South African platinum rebound to push market into surplus, says Johnson Matthey A wall of platinum production from South Africa coming back online following covid-19 disruptions is expected to offset demand growth this year and push the market into surplus territory, new…
May 18, 2021 Glencore to restart operations at Mutanda copper, cobalt mine in 2022 Restarted output from Mutanda could help ease shortages in the copper and cobalt markets.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am