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Botswana Signs New Diamond Sales Agreement With De Beers

Botswana secures vital diamond sales agreement with De Beers, boosting its economy and solidifying the government's relationship with the mining company.

Top News · Feb 26, 2025

Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend – 12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year – making it the most-used solid material by humans.

The Conversation · Feb 26, 2025

In Brazil, mining giant Vale is sued over metal contamination found in Indigenous peoples

Brazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office is suing the giant mining company Vale, the Brazilian government and the Amazon state of Para over heavy metal contamination found in the bodies of Xikrin Indigenous people

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

The Uranium Supercycle: Top 3 Plays to Lead the Nuclear Revival

The convergence of booming energy demands with severely constrained supplies positions uranium mining for substantial price increases.

MarketBeat · Feb 24, 2025

Mining Mali: how policy changes are reshaping the sector

As Mali’s mining sector faces growing tensions — highlighted by the recent seizure of gold stocks from the Canadian company Barrick by the military government — questions about economic sovereignty and mining governance have become more relevant than ever.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2025

Gold's Ascent: Can Miners and ETFs Take Investors to $3,000?

Geopolitical forces, economic shifts, and central bank actions are fueling a gold surge, creating investment options through mining stocks and ETFs.

MarketBeat · Feb 21, 2025

3 Precious Metals ETFs Gaining Big as Gold Nears New Highs

Precious metals have surged, with gold seeing all-time highs this year; these three ETFs can help to provide easy exposure to the rally.

MarketBeat · Feb 21, 2025

Clean industry pitch to save town from job losses

Gravity energy storage in disused mine shafts and critical mineral development are part of a pitch to save a mining town set to lose a big source of employment.

AAP · Feb 20, 2025

‘Beware of the bat’: how a mine in Kigali became the focus of Marburg virus research

The fatality rate for the disease is usually 88%, but during a recent outbreak in Rwanda, deaths were kept to 23%. A new approach based on studying miners may be the reason why

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2025

London Stock Exchange could lose biggest company yet as £40bn mining giant considers US move

Glencore could follow Ashtead and Flutter with a primary delisting from the UK markets

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025