April 24, 2019

World’s central banks want more gold as India joins spree

Heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty pushed central banks to diversify their reserves and focus on investing in safe and liquid assets.

April 24, 2019

Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level…

April 23, 2019

More than 50 believed killed in collapse at Myanmar jade mine

Deadly landslides and other accidents are common in the poorly regulated mines of Hpakant.

April 22, 2019

Japanese owner of Chile’s Caserones copper mine said to be mulling sale

Asked about it, however, JX Nippon Mining — the metal unit of JXTG Holdings — declined to comment, adding it was not something that has already been decided.

April 18, 2019

Billionaire’s copper plant, job losses pressure a key Modi ally

In Tamil Nadu, a small breakaway group is attempting to make inroads in one district by promising to shutter a copper smelter run by mining giant Vedanta Ltd.

April 18, 2019

LME ready to address flaws in its metal storage rules

A problem has emerged in relation to the LME's "load-in and load-out" rules, which specify the tonnage that has to be shipped out when a queue to deliver metal is…

April 16, 2019

Interactive map pinpoints lead battery energy storage installations globally

Lead battery-powered energy storage highlighted by research consortium’s online map.

April 16, 2019

How central bank gold buying is undermining the dollar

The reason for central banks’ recent gold accumulations has little to do with safe havens and a lot to do with chipping away at the US dollar’s role as the…

April 15, 2019

Uranium industry weighs rules that have bomb watchers twitching

United Nations officials and atomic regulators are poised to loosen rules on the industry, unlocking finance to take more radioactive material out of the ground without corresponding new checks.

April 15, 2019

Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona

Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements and permitting activities.