September 5, 2023

Chinese firms vie for $2 billion Botswana copper mine

Three Chinese groups are among suitors still in the race to acquire the Khoemacau project.

September 5, 2023

Israeli tycoon Steinmetz held in Cyprus on Romanian warrant

Beny Steinmetz was sentenced in December 2020 to five years in prison for an illegal property scheme.

September 4, 2023

Argentine potash mine finalizes selection of $1bn investor

Mendoza province completed the bid selection process to resume development of the Rio Colorado mine, a decade after Vale withdrew from the project.

September 4, 2023

Iran slows uranium production after secret diplomacy

Iran’s stockpile of highly-enriched uranium grew just 7% in the last three months compared with a 30% increase in the previous quarter.

September 4, 2023

Chile’s copper production up 1.7% in July

Total copper production rose to 430,900 metric tons for the month.

September 3, 2023

Nigeria to set up solid minerals corporation to attract investment

Nigeria wants mining to play a much bigger role in its economy by expanding its mineral extraction sector.

September 3, 2023

Copper crime ring is latest scandal to rock the metals world

Aurubis revealed this week it has uncovered a large-scale fraud involving shipments of scrap metal that it uses to feed its copper smelters.

September 3, 2023

Congo mining convoy ambush kills two Chinese, one Ghanaian, and Congolese soldier

Four people including two Chinese nationals and a Ghanaian citizen were killed in an ambush on a TSM convoy.

September 1, 2023

World’s biggest miner reviews newly acquired Brazilian assets

BHP's $6.4 billion purchase of Oz Minerals included an untapped gold deposit and four small, but high-grade, copper-gold mines in the state of Para.

September 1, 2023

US Inflation Reduction Act impact report lays bare critical mineral supply fault lines

The combined IRA and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law contribute a staggering $502 billion to new climate and energy investment.