January 4, 2019 Congo slashes cobalt output estimate for Jan-Sept 2018 The revision means that output of cobalt rose 35.9 percent compared to the same period in 2017, rather than 92.5 percent as the bank said previously.
January 3, 2019 Zambia says mines have failed to show impact of higher taxes The Chamber of Mines said that as a result of the changes, more than 58% of Zambia's copper producers would be loss-making at current prices.
January 3, 2019 Centamin reshuffles board amid production hitches at Sukari mine Josef El-Raghy had moved from executive chairman to chairman, as the search for a successor continues.
January 2, 2019 Rio plans to delay ex-CEO’s bonus again amid Guinea probe Rio said it would postpone any short- and long-term incentives owed to Sam Walsh for a minimum of two years. Rio is now planning to extend that time period.
January 2, 2019 New era for Barrick Gold begins Barrick now trades as GOLD in New York and continues as ABX in Toronto.
January 2, 2019 Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals The founder of the US private security company aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper.
December 28, 2018 Ballots replace bullets as mineral giant Congo holds vote This weekend, the vast central African nation is banking on a new method: the ballot box.
December 27, 2018 Year’s best major metal gains steam as supply eclipses trade woe The price of palladium has more then doubled in the past three years.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 26, 2018 Russia’s Nornickel terminates agreement with Botswana’s BCL on asset sale The termination of the agreement will also enable Nornickel to pursue its own strategy for the African assets.
CMOC bets on copper growth, maintains cobalt target Copper output is seen at 760,000 tons to 820,000 tons this year, rising as much as 11% from last year, the Chinese miner said. January 16, 2026 | 10:55 am
