November 7, 2018 Glencore’s radioactive news may help give cobalt its buzz back Glencore Plc’s sudden discovery that some of its cobalt is radioactive couldn’t have come at a better time.
November 7, 2018 Anglo finds returns outweigh risks as it renews Africa focus The storied miner is going where larger rivals fear to tread, returning to its African roots to tap mineral assets with compelling returns.
November 7, 2018 Botswana Diamonds yields control of South African project to contractor Deal will allow the company to self-fund the Thorny River project from bulk sampling through to mine development.
November 6, 2018 Caledonia buys back 15% interest in Blanket gold mine in Zimbabwe After completing the transaction, Caledonia will own 64% of Blanket.
November 6, 2018 Car battery pioneer says new breakthrough will lower cobalt use The technique could lower cobalt content to as little as 4 percent of battery cathodes, from about 20 percent needed in some now.
November 6, 2018 South Africa’s Harmony Gold Q1 output surges on Hidden Valley, Moab Khotsong Harmony Gold reported a 30-percent jump in quarterly total production boosted by its Hidden Valley and Moab Khotsong mines.
November 6, 2018 Randgold ready to mediate in Acacia’s Tanzania row before Barrick tie-up Bristow, who will be CEO of the merged firm, did not give specifics about what that mediation would involve, but said he would be acting in his capacity as Randgold's…
November 6, 2018 Canadian diamond miner grows output from South African mine Diamcor Mining announced that following its previous release on the initial tender of 2,606.50 carats of rough diamonds, it delivered an additional 5,335.83 carats before the end of October.
November 6, 2018 Glencore’s Congo unit halts cobalt exports from Kamoto mine The temporary suspension comes as Katanga found excessive levels of uranium in the mine's ore.
November 5, 2018 Court sides with gold fields as South Deep strike continues Gold Fields insists that it will not back down from its decision to reduce the workforce and says the strike may only cause more job losses.
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
