February 3, 2023 Alcoa says workers back 2024 restart of aluminum smelter in Spain The US metals producer had reached a deal with workers in December 2021 to end primary aluminum production at San Ciprian.
February 3, 2023 Lykos Metals finds large gold deposits at Bosnia project The concentration of gold at some locations was as much as 27.5 g/t in a continuous line of 60 metres.
February 3, 2023 Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity, as the country hosts an international marine conservation summit that kicks off on Friday in Vancouver.
February 3, 2023 Russians bought record number of gold bars in 2022, data shows State-controlled VTB Bank said it sold 33.8 tonnes of gold bars to customers in 2022, with clients holding 50 billion roubles ($711 million) of the metal.
February 2, 2023 LBMA implements optical AI technology to trace gold bars’ provenance The LBMA has engaged America’s Alitheon to generate a digital fingerprint for gold bars, which allows for irrefutable identification, authentication, and traceability.
February 1, 2023 Brazil’s miners want Europe to help fight Amazon gold havoc Brazil’s formal mining sector wants importing nations to require and enforce origin control.
February 1, 2023 How a Soviet nuclear site could be key to Europe’s EV market A radioactive pond filled in and covered in grass in Sillamae, Estonia, is host to the only major processing plant outside Asia for rare earth metals used in the automotive…
February 1, 2023 Glencore 2022 copper output falls, sticks to 2023 outlook Copper production fell 12% in 2022, impacted by issues at its Katanga mine in the DRC.
January 31, 2023 Gold as inflationary hedge makes Turkey world’s biggest buyer The central bank’s gold reserves were at the highest level on record, the World Gold Council said in a report Tuesday.
January 31, 2023 2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade — report Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 tonnes, almost on a par with 2011.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
