February 1, 2022

Vast Resources pulls out of deal to buy Botswana’s Ghaghoo diamond mine

Ghaghoo was estimated in 2014 to have a resource of 79.3 million tonnes at an average grade of 19.5 carat per hundred tonnes.

January 31, 2022

Nutrien eyes potash production boost amid turmoil in Russia, Belarus

The world's biggest potash miner could boost production by up to 29% in coming years.

January 31, 2022

AngloGold flags annual earnings slump on lower sales

South Africa's top miner reiterated its previous annual output forecast of 2.427 million ounces.

January 31, 2022

Gold dealmaking set to take off along with prices, Gold Royalty’s Garofalo says

“This is just the beginning of the M&A cycle.”

January 31, 2022

Cobalt outlook bullish through 2022 and beyond, ERG CEO says

Benedikt Sobotka said that the surging price of the metal, which rose by 119% in 2021, was giving a very clear message: the market is severely short of cobalt, a…

January 31, 2022

Infinity Logistics to buy Glencore’s warehousing operation for $177m

Switzerland-based Access World handles about 20 million tonnes of commodity products a year, including oil and gas and industrial metals.

January 31, 2022

It’s not all one-way traffic for China’s EV makers

Persistent hikes in raw material costs have been weighing on automakers for a while now.

January 31, 2022

Dearth of explosive experts to drivers hurt top Australia miners

Fortescue reported a 20% rise in costs over the past 12 months, driven in part by increased labor overheads.

January 31, 2022

Debswana annual diamond sales jump 64%

The total value of Debswana's diamond exports stood at $3.466 billion in 2021 compared with $2.120 billion in 2020.

January 30, 2022

Vulcan inks binding lithium hydroxide supply deal with LG Energy

Vulcan, which aims to produce lithium hydroxide from Germany's Upper Rhine Valley, has already inked supply deals with Volkswagen and Stellantis among others.