February 20, 2024

Swiss January gold exports highest in six years on strong Asian sales

"Year of the Dragon" fuelled the jewellery demand as this is seen as a traditionally auspicious year for gold purchases in China.

February 19, 2024

Lucara Diamond revives sales deal with gem trader HB Antwerp

The Canadian miner said it will supply HB Antwerp with rough diamonds of 10.8 carats and above for 10 years.

February 19, 2024

Deep-sea mining may be inevitable, says UN regulator

Deep sea mining is likely just a matter of time, according to the head of the International Seabed Authority.

February 19, 2024

Polymetal to drop out of top 10 gold miners on Russia sale

The gold miner agreed to sell its Russian unit to Russian firm Mangazeya Plus.

February 18, 2024

French recycling plant on fire housing 900 tonnes of lithium batteries

The fire broke out on Saturday in a warehouse owned by French recycling group SNAM in Viviez, north of Toulouse.

February 18, 2024

SSR Mining SVP is latest company figure detained over mine disaster

Turkey's energy minister says hundreds of search and rescue personnel are still looking for the missing workers.

February 17, 2024

Turkey cancels SSR gold environmental permits after accident

The move came days after an incident that dislodged 10 million cubic meters of earth across a 200-meter slope.

February 15, 2024

First commercial gravity storage for energy planned in Finnish mine

Gravitricity has chosen the former Pyhäjärvi mine, Europe’s deepest copper-zinc mine, to deploy its technology.

February 15, 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater, Heraeus team up to save palladium

The miners will explore new uses for PGMs, particularly palladium, in the hydrogen market amid weak demand for the metal.

February 14, 2024

Tiny diamond-tin-filled device could jumpstart work toward quantum internet

Device developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Cambridge could allow the quick, efficient flow of quantum information over large distances.