January 14, 2020 Savannah Resources completes licensing for Mozambique JV with Rio Tinto The miner said full tenement permitting of Mutamba is now completed and expects to begin production before year-end.
January 14, 2020 Endeavour Mining drops bid for Centamin The Canadian miner will not make a firm offer for Centamin, citing a lack of information received during the due diligence process.
January 13, 2020 Ferrexpo full-year production drops marginally as demand wanes Steel demand in China is expected to fall 0.6% in 2020.
January 13, 2020 New German coal plant could threaten Merkel’s final climate push The federal government last year approved 40 billion euros in aid to Germany’s four main coal regions to cushion the structural impact of plant closures.
January 12, 2020 Scientists create 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic Lovers of gold watches and heavy jewellery will be thrilled.
January 10, 2020 As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
January 9, 2020 BMW becomes first carmaker to join responsible mining group The luxury vehicle maker plans to ethically source the raw materials to make its electric cars.
January 8, 2020 Iran “standing down” drops gold price by most in nearly 7 years $124 billion worth of gold futures traded in New York as price plunges 3.7% or $60 an ounce after Trump eases Iran war concerns.
January 8, 2020 Gold-backed ETF holdings hit all-time high in 2019 In the fourth quarter, ETF holdings reached 2,900 tonnes.
January 8, 2020 Anglo American goes after Sirius Minerals with $508m bid The move could rescue plans to dig the UK's largest mine in a generation and would bring Anglo back to the fertilizer market.
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
