December 12, 2019

Metso to shut down northern Sweden operation

The Ersmark plant produces rubber and poly-met wear parts used in the mining industry.

December 11, 2019

Australia’s Prospect Resources in talks to sell stake, lithium supply to Russia’s Rosatom

The discussions are with Uranium One, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian state nuclear energy firm.

December 11, 2019

Ronald-Peter Stöeferle: We are still at the beginning of a big bull market for gold

Ronald looks back at gold's performance during 2019 and discusses how it operates as a seventh sense in the market.

December 11, 2019

Turkey wants the world’s gold, with few questions asked

Turkey is putting the finishing touches on a plan to loosen rules that govern the import of gold to one of the world’s biggest consumers of the precious metal.

December 11, 2019

Top gold sector investor demands more action on carbon emissions

South Africa's biggest money manager has written to 22 gold mining companies asking them to disclose data on the emissions they cause.

December 10, 2019

ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure

Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

December 10, 2019

Anglo American cuts output targets for coal, iron ore and diamonds

While bullish on copper, the miner has also cut production guidance for 2020 to between 620,000 and 670,000 tonnes.

December 9, 2019

$9 billion battery project with BMW, BASF gets EU green light

Another EU battery project, coordinated by Germany, is under way and is likely to seek EU approval for state aid later this month.

December 6, 2019

Colombia’s artisanal gold miners now part of a traceable global supply chain

More than five hundred gold panners have received support from an on-the-ground team to attain socially and environmentally responsible mining practices standards.

December 6, 2019

Glencore probe silences critics of UK’s top prosecutor

First UK authorities were investigating Glencore Plc, and then they weren’t. But on Thursday, the Serious Fraud Office jumped back in.