September 12, 2022

Dubai-based owner of South Africa mine waste dam probing breach

The collapse of the dam triggered heavy flooding and resulted in three people dying and property being damaged.

September 12, 2022

Venezuela pushes out small gold miners as Maduro seeks more revenue

President Nicolas Maduro has been striking deals with bigger miners, seeking more production and more revenue for the treasury.

September 11, 2022

South Africa mine dam wall collapses, killing one and injuring 40

The disaster occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein.

September 11, 2022

China plans more moon missions after finding new lunar mineral

Named Changesite-(Y), it was described by the state-run Xinhua news agency as a kind-of colorless transparent columnar crystal.

September 10, 2022

Bear market leaves bond investors with few places to hide

Double-digit losses have been the norm for fixed-income investors in 2022.

September 9, 2022

Vale posts best week in 20 months on metals rebound, nickel plans

Shares in the world’s No. 2 iron ore producer and major nickel supplier surged 11% this week, outpacing peers.

September 9, 2022

Escondida mine workers agree to suspend planned work stoppage

Workers at Chile’s Escondida, the largest copper mine in the world, agreed to temporarily suspend a work stoppage planned for next week to meet with local regulators.

September 9, 2022

BMW touts ‘technology leap’ of longer-range, faster-charging batteries

BMW will partner with CATL and Eve Energy to source the round cells in Europe and China, with the search for partners in North America still ongoing.

September 9, 2022

Futures still dogging gold

Gold continues to languish near major lows after a rough summer, deeply out of favor with traders.

September 9, 2022

Mitsubishi Materials to buy out Onahama copper smelter partners

Mitsubishi, Japan's third-largest copper supplier, also plans to construct a new pre-processing facility for recycled materials at the Onahama plant.