March 22, 2023

Opinion: Contentious deep sea mining code talks enter final stretch

Lockheed’s sudden departure leaves no Western mining contractor with pockets deep enough to finance the billions of dollars needed to launch a seabed mining operation.

March 22, 2023

Russia says gold stash grew during war, lifting veil on reserves

Russia’s gold holdings jumped by 1 million troy ounces over the last year.

March 22, 2023

Next decade to see green hydrogen market grow but challenges need to be addressed – report

IDTechEx expects the water electrolyzer market for green hydrogen production to grow to over $120 billion by 2033.

March 21, 2023

Rupert Resources reports more high-grade gold from far-north Finland

Highlights of recent drilling include 52.6 metres grading 2.3 grams gold per tonne.

March 21, 2023

Due diligence systems fall short of robust risk management in extractive sector – report

Extractive Commodity Trading Report assesses ESG policies and practices of companies trading oil, gas, minerals or metals and found weak progress overall.

March 21, 2023

Latitude 66 confirms another cobalt-gold discovery in Finland

Significant new gobalt and gold intersections were identified as part of the 32-hole diamond drilling program.

March 21, 2023

Eurobattery Minerals ups stake in Hautalampi nickel-cobalt-copper project in Finland

The announcement comes a day after the company released the results of a pre-feasibility study, reporting strong economics for the project

March 21, 2023

Trafigura bought some LME ‘nickel’ that was just bags of stones

The amounts of money involved are small, but the issue presents a fresh headache for the company.

March 21, 2023

Column: The return of the London Metal Exchange’s nickel curse

JPMorgan owned the LME nickel contracts that turned out to be backed by bags of stones rather than metal.

March 21, 2023

Glencore set to lose crown as top cobalt miner to China’s CMOC

The Chinese company aims to double production this year, as it brings another massive Congolese mine online.