December 7, 2023 Russian uranium import ban teed up for US House floor vote Russia supplied almost a quarter of the enriched uranium used to fuel America's fleet of over 90 commercial reactors last year.
December 6, 2023 G7 to ban Russian diamonds, announce measures on price cap, assets The group is expected to announce a direct ban as of Jan. 1.
December 5, 2023 EV boom drives miner’s $100 million hunt for new palladium uses Nornickel will invest the money through 2030 at its research and development center that works on new products.
December 4, 2023 Nornickel raises forecasts for global nickel surplus, palladium deficit in 2023 The company expects a global nickel surplus of more than 250,000 metric tons this year, up from previous estimates of 200,000 tons.
December 4, 2023 Ex-FBI leader advises Fenix mine in Guatemala after US drops sanctions Louis Freeh, who ran the bureau from 1993 to mid-2001, is leading Alix Partners in advising Swiss company Solway on revamping governance at the Fenix complex.
November 24, 2023 Nornickel to pay $18m to drop its stake in nickel JV in South Africa Nickel prices in London are heading for a 46% fall this year, the largest slump since the financial crisis in 2008.
November 23, 2023 Uranium sector ‘scrambling’ to fill supply gap The price of uranium will hit triple-digits for the first time since 2007 as nations weaning off oil and seeking energy security deplete nuclear fuel supplies, says investment fund.
November 22, 2023 Russian gold miner Uzhuralzoloto raises $78 million in Moscow IPO Russia's fourth-largest gold miner has shrugged off British sanctions on its owner, Konstantin Strukov, to push ahead with the listing.
November 22, 2023 Ukraine’s coal mines turn to women to solve wartime staff shortages After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal company decided to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.
November 22, 2023 Mali signs agreement with Russia to build gold refinery The accord involves building a 200-tonnes-per-year refinery.
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
