April 13, 2021 NextSource partners with processors in Tesla supply chain to build battery anode plant The news follows a $29.5 million investment in NextSource announced in February by Vision Blue Resources.
April 13, 2021 B2Gold commissions “world’s largest” off-grid solar battery plant at Fekola The system is expected to save 13.1 million liters of heavy fuel oil and help reduce CO2 emissions by 39,000 tonnes per year.
April 11, 2021 Artisanal miners could help Congo’s state-owned company become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer If the newly created Entreprise Générale du Cobalt is able to capture all production from artisanal miners, it will compete with Glencore, ERG and China Moly.
April 11, 2021 CATL takes stake in China Moly cobalt mine for $137.5 million The investment gives CATL access to the Kisanfu copper-cobalt mine in the DRC, one of the world's largest undeveloped sources of cobalt.
April 9, 2021 High rates of vaccine hesitancy among mine employees in Mali – report Data gathered in southern Mali by Critical Care International suggest very few of the population would accept a vaccine if offered today.
April 8, 2021 Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.
April 8, 2021 Barrick raises greenhouse gas emission reduction target to 30% Company pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, amid an investor-driven push for climate change initiatives.
April 8, 2021 Flush from soaring platinum prices, Sibanye-Stillwater hunts for gold Company is at the centre of deal talks in the gold sector but it may see its desire to create a South African gold champion thwarted as peers cut exposure…
April 8, 2021 Rio Tinto S. African project in limbo on security fear Local unit is in talks with authorities to permanently address violent protests around its operations, before resuming work on the Zulti South project.
April 8, 2021 Anglo American to spin off South African coal assets The diversified miner plans to list Thungela in Johannesburg and London amid investor pressure over environmental concerns.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm