April 27, 2021

Copper price surges toward $10,000 as bulls bet on global rebound

Bulls are swarming in to profit as stimulus measures, vaccine rollouts and climate pledges fuel a global recovery from the pandemic.

April 26, 2021

Diamond stash worth billions sold off after demand roars back

It’s been a rapid turnaround as cutting centers in India and Antwerp rushed to replenish supplies they’d been unable to buy during the worst of the crisis.

April 26, 2021

Ivanhoe inks deal to boost hydropower at Kamoa-Kakula

State-owned La Société Nationale d'Electricité (SNEL) will help upgrade a major turbine, part of the Inga II hydropower complex.

April 26, 2021

Eramet says sales buoyed by mining unit, passes on A&D offer

Group sales reached $1.01 billion in Q1 2021, up 8% compared with the same period a year earlier.

April 26, 2021

Fortuna Silver to buy Roxgold in $884 million deal

The combined miner, with operations in Latin America and West Africa, will produce about 450,000 ounces of gold equivalent a year.

April 25, 2021

Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists

New regulations are expected from the International Seabed Authority.

April 23, 2021

Zimbabwe gold output down 30% in first quarter

Small-scale miners who produce half of the mineral say shafts were flooded by above normal rainfall during the period.

April 23, 2021

Debswana to sink $6bn into Jwaneng underground mine

The expansion will produce as much as 9 million carats per year, extending the current diamond mine’s lifespan by 20 years.

April 23, 2021

Miners seek gold under the desert sands after Egypt changes rules

Country is banking on high gold prices and amended mining laws that scrap red tape and a profit-sharing rule to lure interest.

April 22, 2021

Glencore chair defends pay plan for new CEO

Tony Hayward defended an incentive plan for the commodity giant’s new chief executive officer, after prominent advisory firms urged investors to vote against it.