March 1, 2019 How the cobalt market fell victim to allure of electric cars Adding to the allure was a widely-held view that cobalt supply is constrained.
March 1, 2019 Glencore CEO is said to meet Congo leader after ties strained The meeting comes after relations between mining companies and the government deteriorated last year.
March 1, 2019 Botswana’s president denies report of $600 million diamond-backed loan to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs was quoted as saying Botswana had offered to lend Zimbabwe $500 million to support its diamond industry.
February 28, 2019 Fatality at Essakane The incident occurred at the end of the night shift and during the operation of the contractor haul truck on site.
February 28, 2019 South African court orders miners’ union to suspend planned industry-wide strike The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has been on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations since mid-November.
February 28, 2019 Platinum miners win reprieve as South Africa strike delayed The threat of disruption has helped boost platinum and palladium prices this week.
February 28, 2019 Junkyard palladium growing as an answer to disappearing resource Recyclers can recover about 90 percent of the metal from catalytic converters in junked cars for a fraction of the cost of mining it.
February 28, 2019 Exyn Technologies introduces robots into Dundee Precious Metals’ gold mines The tech company introduced its A3Rs robots which comprise a fully autonomous aerial system for data collection in GPS-denied environments.
February 28, 2019 Barrick, Newmont step up game to sway top investors Barrick forecasts over $7 billion in pre-tax savings over 20 years, based on net present value — $4.7 billion of which will come from Nevada.
February 27, 2019 World’s biggest platinum miners ask court to block strike “We are of the view that AMCU is not acting in the best interests of workers, or the industry”- Anglo American Plc
Japanese copper smelters still in talks for 2026 charges with miners Fees paid by miners to turn concentrate into refined metal have come under pressure as global smelting capacity expands faster than mined supply. January 22, 2026 | 07:16 am
