August 12, 2020 S.Africa’s minister drops challenge to court ruling on black ownership threshold Mines minister has withdrawn an appeal of a court ruling that held that mining companies did not have to maintain at least 26% black ownership in perpetuity.
August 12, 2020 Codelco sees quick progress in ramping up Chuquicamata Codelco said last week it was rebooting operations and projects it had temporarily shelved, beginning with the sprawling underground copper mine.
August 12, 2020 Harmony Gold sees margin doubling as gold price surges Harmony’s gold production was 15% lower in the financial year.
August 11, 2020 The world’s changing nuclear reactor landscape Using data from the Power Reactor Information System, Visual Capitalist maps out where nuclear reactors are subsiding and where future capacity will reside.
August 11, 2020 PNG to lift lockdown despite surge in covid-19 cases Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape is pressing ahead with plans to lift lockdown measures in the Pacific nation this week.
August 11, 2020 Peru unrest flares as pandemic second wave hits Angry residents in Peru's Andean and Amazon regions have attacked three mining and oil sector firms in the last week.
August 11, 2020 China’s steel body expects iron ore port congestion to ease by end of August The China Iron and Steel Association said that discharging difficulties are likely to ease as the weather improves and the coronavirus is under control.
August 11, 2020 Aurubis maintains full-year earnings forecast Operating earnings before taxes (EBT) in the third quarter of its 2019/20 financial year ended June 2020 rose 91%.
August 11, 2020 Stainless surge revives nickel, but surplus still looms Rapidly rising stainless steel production in top consumer China has helped to preserve demand and prices of key ingredient.
August 11, 2020 Platinum giant South Africa forced to look into abyss Gold industry has been dying slowly for years. As covid-19 undercuts the already fragile case for investment, platinum mines may be next.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am