Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) has finally achieved first production at its Salares Norte gold mine in Chile, following years of development plagued by challenges including relocating a handful of endangered rodents, rocketing costs and technical delays.The South African miner, which took 13 years to

Brazilian steelmaker and mining group CSN’s net profit jumped by more than fourfold in the fourth quarter, sending its shares higher on Thursday on the back of a solid performance in its mining business.CSN reported late on Wednesday an 851 million reais ($172.11 million) net profit for the quarter

LFP’s moonshot landed. Image: Space XIn February 2020, your reporter published the following headline:Tesla’s China surprise big blow for cobalt, nickel price bullsIn a surprise move, China’s top battery manufacturer CATL will supply Tesla with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for Model 3 prod

Energy Fuels starts production at three uranium mines as metal prices riseReuters | December 21, 2023 | 9:19 am Energy USA Uranium Pinyon Plain mine in Arizona. (Image courtesy of Energy Fuels).US-based Energy Fuels said on Thursday it had started production at three of its permitted and developed u

Bathopele platinum mine in South Africa. (Image: Anglo American Platinum)Anglo American is preparing to freeze spending on growth and widen job cuts in South Africa, going far beyond its initial savings target and paving the way to mothballing some higher-cost platinum mines, sources familiar with t