August 18, 2024

Diversification from China leaves $85bn gap in copper supply chain, warns WoodMac

China currently controls 97% of global smelting and refining capacity, contributing over 3 million tonnes of production.

August 17, 2024

Video: Aurania pivots from Ecuador to Europe

The company is exploring new European opportunities, driven by archival research that uncovered promising leads.

August 15, 2024

European Energy Metals expands lithium exploration in Finland

The new licences are largely contiguous with those held by Sibanye-Stillwater at the Keliber project.

August 14, 2024

UK provides $17.3 million to protect Tata Steel’s Port Talbot workers

Workers suspended a planned all-out strike after Britain's biggest steel producer warned that it would bring forward the planned closure of its two blast furnaces at Port Talbot if walkouts…

August 14, 2024

Video: ‘Grade smearing’ the top industry disclosure flaw, Brent Cook says

Retail investors can struggle to make sense of drill results, but some junior mining explorers make things worse with misleading reporting practices that inflate the value of their projects, industry…

August 13, 2024

Germany, Italy import legally dubious Brazilian gold, study shows

About 94% of the Brazilian gold imported by Germany and Italy, the main buyers in the EU, has dubious origins, Instituto Escolhas says.

August 13, 2024

Karelian Diamond wins land dispute case in Finland

Once developed, Lahtojoki would be the first diamond mine in the European Union.

August 13, 2024

Botswana aims to negotiate bigger stake in HB Antwerp diamond dealer

Botswana's economy has been hit by a drop in demand for diamonds.

August 13, 2024

CleanTech Lithium heads for Australian listing

The Chile-focused explorer and direct lithium extraction enthusiast will also seek $13m in capital funding.

August 11, 2024

Glencore crude trader leaves firm after seven years

Over roughly the last 12 months, Glencore’s head of crude trading in the US and at least two other traders have departed.