April 10, 2019 Smart money is piling into oil Oil prices jumped to five-month highs this week, pushed higher by a bullish cocktail of supply outages, geopolitical unrest and a sputtering shale sector.
April 10, 2019 Copper producer KGHM may freeze more mines in Canada, US – CEO KGHM's foreign assets have struggled with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical problems and higher-than-expected capital spending.
April 10, 2019 Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in England – Supreme Court The latest ruling raises the prospect that other companies could face legal action in England related to their activities abroad.
April 8, 2019 Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel is on track to start operations by 2020, though the project still needs an environmental permit that could take up to eight months.
April 7, 2019 China continues gold-buying spree as PBOC adds for fourth month The world’s second-largest economy expanded its gold reserves for the fourth straight month, adding to optimism that central banks globally will continue to build holdings.
April 5, 2019 Investor sentiment in diamond mining stocks makes for a contrarian play Natural diamond supply is estimated to come off this year and continue to incrementally decline through at least 2021, which should be supportive of diamond prices and thus miners.
April 5, 2019 $6 billion private capital ready to invest in mining Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.
April 5, 2019 Norway wealth fund to tighten coal ban, add green infrastructure The government proposes to expand its coal ban by adding absolute caps on production of thermal coal, or its use in power generation, which would target big companies.
April 5, 2019 World Diamond Council advocates for Africa’s artisanal diamond miners at international forum The WDC believes that initiatives such as the peace process in the Central African Republic boost fairness in the artisanal mining sector.
April 4, 2019 Alacer releases updated PFS for Turkey project The PFS outlines a mine life of 11 years and total recovered metals of 345,000 ounces of gold, 8 million ounces of silver, 254 million pounds of copper and 626…
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
