December 6, 2021 US blacklists individual allegedly providing support to Israeli investor Gertler The US imposed sanctions on Dan Gertler in 2017, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
December 6, 2021 South African mines push industry deaths to 69 so far this year The death toll in the sector that has traditionally underpinned the South African economy compares to 48 in the same period last year.
December 6, 2021 Global nickel smelting rebounds as Sudbury operations restart Global nickel smelting activity rebounded in November, powered by gains in North America and Europe.
December 6, 2021 London nickel market tightens as China lifts imports nickel looks set to remain a tight market with the flow of metal into China transferring the tightness from Shanghai to London, writes Andy Home.
December 6, 2021 Gold price edges lower as investors weigh virus risks to global growth Investors weighed on Monday mixed labour data from the US, the Federal Reserve’s hawkish tilt and the threat of the omicron variant.
December 5, 2021 Infinity Lithium, Thyssenkrupp to assess green hydrogen potential in lithium production Green hydrogen is produced by splitting water molecules with renewable electricity.
December 5, 2021 Congo replaces head of miner Gecamines for first time in decade President Felix Tshisekedi named Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi as chairman of Gecamines.
December 5, 2021 China will encourage listing of leading futures firms, to issue futures law China's commodities market had been volatile this year amid the uneven global economic recovery, easing liquidity and speculation.
December 3, 2021 Rising geopolitical tensions brighten gold’s appeal Gold investors love nothing more than a war, economic crisis or any type of geopolitical instability to watch the value of their bullion grow.
December 3, 2021 Gold stocks’ futures ride Gold stock fortunes are heavily dependent on speculators’ gold-futures trading.
Europe trawls for alternative aluminum supply in face of Mozal shutdown The plant shipped almost 430,000 tons of aluminum to the EU in the first 10 months of 2025. December 16, 2025 | 12:25 pm