May 23, 2022

Glencore to appear in court in US, UK over corruption probe

Glencore is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities in the Car Wash scandal.

May 20, 2022

The view from England: Party time as resources soar

Exploration expenditure rose 35% in 2021 to $11.2 billion,

May 20, 2022

Unloved since Fukushima, uranium is hot again for miners

Uranium miners are racing to revive projects mothballed more than a decade ago, spurred by renewed demand for nuclear energy.

May 20, 2022

Tesla battles for battery engineers commanding CFO-like salaries

In 2021, salaries for US battery engineers ranged from around $100,000 for a junior position to nearly $200,000 for a director.

May 20, 2022

Ex-coal miner buying McDonald’s in Russia is rebranding an Era

McDonald’s agreed to sell its network of 850 restaurants to former Siberian coal mine owner Alexander Govor.

May 20, 2022

Payouts from Polyus to fund Islamic charity after sanctioned billionaire exits

The Kerimov family gave a 46.35% stake in Polyus to the Fund for Support of Islamic Foundations in Russia.

May 20, 2022

Europe aims to revive magnesium output by 2025 to cut China reliance

Supplies from China fell late last year, igniting prices in Europe and focusing the EU on efforts to secure home-grown supplies.

May 19, 2022

BOE gold trades at rare discount in sign of central bank selling

The Bank of England’s vaults contain 5,676 tonnes of bullion, one of the largest stockpiles in the world.

May 19, 2022

South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand

Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.

May 18, 2022

Mapped: The 10 largest gold mines in the world, by production

Together, they accounted for around 13 million ounces or 12% of global gold production in 2021.