February 21, 2023

Uganda to set up state mining firm, take equity in licences

Country has large deposits of a gold, cobalt, copper, iron ore, rare earths, vermiculite and phosphates.

February 20, 2023

Finland tightens mining law as demand for minerals surges

Finland is emerging as a key mining and processing hub for battery metals with more than €6 billion in investments already planned.

February 17, 2023

Congo watchdog wants billions of dollars more From China infra deal

Congo hasn’t been adequately compensated for the copper and cobalt reserves it contributed to the venture, the General Inspectorate of Finance said.

February 17, 2023

Glencore hit by fresh bribery-related lawsuit in the UK

Legal action is related to alleged losses to shareholders resulting from Glencore's statements to the market on corruption cases.

February 16, 2023

Congo demands $17bn more in infrastructure investments from China deal

Under the Sicomines deal, Chinese investors committed to spending $3 billion on infrastructure, but the state auditor demanded that commitment be increased to $20 billion.

February 14, 2023

Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives

The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

February 14, 2023

Once-hot EV metals fragile as China warning follows Goldman

Following a 45% rally in 2022, nickel has slumped 11% on the London Metal Exchange this year.

February 14, 2023

Deep-sea mining may disrupt whale communication, study finds

Noises produced by mining the seabed could interfere with whales' ability to communicate with one another.

February 13, 2023

Commodities risk lurking in ESG funds now too big to ignore

Analysts estimate that the path to net zero may require digging up 5.2 billion metric tons of metals through 2050, which may be worth as much as $10 trillion.

February 10, 2023

Mining loans seen passing $1 billion at biggest Congo bank

Rawbank forecast its lending to DRC’s mining industry will jump more than 20% to over $1 billion this year.