March 21, 2024

France sets end March deadline for New Caledonia nickel deal

Under the proposed deal, the French state would subsidize energy prices alongside local authorities up to 200 million euros a year.

March 21, 2024

Lucapa finds Lulo mine’s fifth-largest diamond

The 203-carat, type IIa diamond is also the third 100-carat-plus stone found at the Angolan mine this year.

March 20, 2024

Glencore’s carbon emissions jumped 8.8% in 2023, reveals new climate plan

Increase was a consequence of expanding coal production and restarting an oil refinery in South Africa.

March 19, 2024

Freeport Resources seeks partners for Yandera copper project feasibility study

The company calls this project one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper projects.

March 19, 2024

K92 ordered to temporarily suspend mining following worker death

The incident adds to the list of fatalities reported at the Kainantu mine over the past year.

March 18, 2024

UN deep-sea mining body considering expelling Greenpeace

The Metals Company took legal action against activists who disrupted a research expedition when they boarded its vessel in the remote Pacific.

March 17, 2024

Industry executives expect the world to reach net zero by 2060 – report

The 2050 deadline seems too close for 600 executives in mining, oil and gas, utilities, chemicals and agribusinesses, according to Bain & Company.

March 7, 2024

OceanaGold eyes fast-tracked permitting for New Zealand project under new gov’t

Waihi North is a proposed underground mining project in New Zealand anchored by the Wharekirauponga development.

March 4, 2024

Eramet reaches deal to convert debt of New Caledonia nickel unit

Several hundred million euros of debt will be removed from its loss-making nickel subsidiary SLN.

March 3, 2024

Solar power becomes coal’s greatest competitor in Asia-Pacific – report

A Wood Mackenzie report shows that the cost of electricity generated from renewable sources reached an all-time low in 2023 in the Asia-Pacific region.