February 15, 2021

Platinum price at six year high on bright demand outlook

Platinum rose above the $1,300/oz level for the first time since September 2014.

February 14, 2021

Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city

Lubumbashi is the capital of the mineral-rich province of Haut-Katanga, where Ivanhoe and MMG have concessions.

February 14, 2021

Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine

The African country picked Premium Nickel Resources as the preferred bidder for its shuttered copper mining group BCL Ltd.

February 12, 2021

RANKED: World’s top 10 copper mining projects – 2021

These 10 development projects will play a major role in setting the copper price for the next decade.

February 12, 2021

Tight supply and hydrogen hopes drive iridium price up 160%

Prices have climbed to a record high of $4,390 an ounce from $1,685 on Dec. 12, accelerating a rally that began in 2016, when iridium cost around $500 an ounce.

February 12, 2021

Rio Tinto beefs up dispute resolution team for Guinean bauxite

Guinean villagers in communities around the mine filed a complaint in 2019 alleging contraventions by miner Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée SA of its commitments around resettlement and pollution.

February 11, 2021

Steinmetz bets on Brazilian investigation against Vale

"On the basis of hypocrisy, they deceived the arbitral tribunal in London. I will unmask them,” Steinmetz told MINING.COM.

February 11, 2021

Ivanhoe to launch $16m exploration program at Western Foreland in DRC

The licenses are in close proximity to the Kamoa-Kakula copper project.

February 11, 2021

JP Morgan: Commodities have begun new supercycle of “years-long gains”

Commodities have seen four supercycles over the past 100 years — with the last one peaking in 2008 after 12 years of expansion.

February 10, 2021

Alrosa to donate vaccines to Angola, Zimbabwe

Alrosa will supply the vaccines once emergency-use authorization for the Sputnik V vaccine is granted.