Articles by Josephine Walbank

$4.8bn deal signed for acquisition of Yamana Gold

Pan American and Agnico have now signed a $4.8bn deal, in their agreement to acquire the Canadian mining company Yamana Gold

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Glencore to pay over £275mn over Africa mining oil bribes

Glencore Energy UK has been found guilty of seven corruption offences, and has been ordered to pay over £275mn in fines for bribing officials in Africa

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Crypto mining firm Core Scientific may be facing bankruptcy

The crypto mining data centre firm Core Scientific has announced it is potentially facing bankruptcy, partially due to plummeting global Bitcoin prices

Mining news roundup: investments, restarts and vehicle tests

This week at Mining Digital, we saw GM’s latest investment, Vale’s sustainable vehicle tests, and GSilver resume its Mexican mining operations

Mining news roundup: breaking records and market expansions

This week at Mining Digital, Caledonia Mining breaks its gold production record, Vale signs a MoU with SHS, and Harmony Gold steps into the copper market

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Binance Pool announces $500mn bitcoin mining lending project

Binance Pool has announced it will be further supporting the bitcoin mining industry, with a $500mn lending initiative for both private and public miners

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Harmony Gold steps into the copper market, with $230mn spend

Harmony Gold revealed its plans to step into the copper market, starting with the $230mn purchase of Copper Mountain Mining’s Australian-based Eva project

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China increases copper import pace, following price plummet

In August, China reached a 26% rise - representing a 100,000+ tonne increase - in copper imports year-on-year, largely driven by product price drops