May 12, 2022

Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions

Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.

May 12, 2022

Cobalt tops Critical Materials Risk Index

In addition to ESG risks linked to its extraction, cobalt is at the top of the list because only two countries are in charge of producing and refining the battery…

May 11, 2022

Kinross reports ‘messy’ Q1 results as sale of Russian assets awaits approval 

"We are in uncharted territory here," says CEO.

May 9, 2022

US lifts tariffs on Ukrainian steel in symbolic move

The duties being suspended were put into place by former President Donald Trump, who in 2018 imposed a 25% tariff on all steel imports.

May 6, 2022

Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report

High metals prices expected to cushion majors' weaker production and rising costs.

May 5, 2022

Russia’s Potanin dodges politics and sanctions to flourish

So far, at least, "Nickel King" Vladimir Potanin is Russia's ultimate survivor.

May 4, 2022

Barrick CEO casts doubts on a Kinross deal given pricey climate

Mark Bristow sees little value in deals for bullion producers across the board after surging commodities pushed up industry share prices.

May 4, 2022

LBMA reinstates accreditation of Kyrgyz gold refinery

The association said on Wednesday it had closed an investigation into the refinery initiated after it failed to deliver an audit report for 2020.

May 4, 2022

Canadian AI solution helps locate new gold-bearing areas at Kazakhstani mine

Stratum AI was able to identify new gold-bearing areas at the Aksu complex in Kazakhstan by using its SATS AI system.

May 3, 2022

Oil drops as China lockdowns overshadow Russian output risk

Crude has swung within a $15 band in the last three weeks as the market weighs the hit to demand from China’s covid wave against supply concerns stemming from bans…