May 26, 2014 Game-changing $20 billion African iron ore deal signed Cost of building Infrastructure to support 100mt of ore related to Rio Tinto's giant Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea alone estimated at over $13 billion.
May 26, 2014 Areva reaches uranium mining deal with Niger, delays project The Imouraren project’s production start date has been pushed back several times. It was last due in 2015.
May 26, 2014 South Africa reshuffles cabinet, names new mineral resources minister Susan Shabangu, highly criticized for her handling of a strike in the platinum sector, was booted out from a cabinet that now includes South Africa's first black minister and a…
May 25, 2014 Tesla’s Gigafactory: Needs 6 new graphite mines, but where will cobalt be sourced? The electric motor company's plans to double the globe's battery output will up graphite demand 152%, but sourcing cobalt outside the Congo could prove difficult.
May 24, 2014 Govind Friedland to IPO GoviEx Uranium The company plans to use the net proceeds to pay for an environmental and social impact assessment as well as a pilot plant for its Madaouela uranium discovery in Niger.
May 23, 2014 Bargain hunters descend on uranium stocks More bad news for the uranium market this week did not deter bargain hunters from returning to the sector in a big way on Friday chasing up shares across the…
May 23, 2014 Former Chinese mining mogul sentenced to death Liu Han, 48, was found guilty of 13 charges, including murder, running casinos and illegally selling firearms.
May 22, 2014 Ghana to stop handing out gold exploration permits An initial 90-day moratorium on new prospecting permits could be extended if necessary, authorities said.
May 21, 2014 Palladium price hits fresh highs: record deficit predicted Perfectly timed launch of palladium ETFs also play huge role in the PGM's 16% price jump in 2014 to within striking distance of all-time high.
May 21, 2014 Iron ore port strike worries lift prices from two-year low Iron ore prices came back from the dead Wednesday on worries over a shutdown of Australia's largest export port.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
