Rio Tinto launches sustainability label for aluminium with blockchain The mining giant said the label will be similar to a nutrition label found on food and drink packaging. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 6:15 am
Turquoise Hill scores win in funding dispute with Rio Tinto over Mongolia mine It has received temporary relief in the arbitration proceedings against Rio Tinto, which prevents the mining giant from restricting Turquoise's funding talks. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 6:00 am
Galantas Gold closer to production after blasting deal Shares in the Northern Ireland-focused miner soared on the announcement of deal to expand blasting at its Omagh gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2021 | 3:50 am
UK defends approval of first deep coal mine in 30 years Woodhouse Colliery would produce 3.1 million tonnes of metallurgical coal and 400,000 tonnes of carbon emissions a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 6:59 am
De Beers’ diamond sales beat pre-covid levels The miner's rough-diamond sales jumped 44% in the first cycle of 2021 from to the same period last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2021 | 3:48 am
Former Anglo American boss Cynthia Carroll joins Glencore board Carroll is the third female to become executive director at the Swiss miner and commodities trader. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 9:03 am
Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 7:05 am
Gem Diamonds ends 2020 with a bang as demand improves It emerged as one of the few miners to record revenue growth, driven by a sharp recovery in prices and sales during the second half of 2020. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2021 | 3:58 am
Premier unveils top-level team for spun-off i-80 Gold The new US-focused gold miner will be led by Premier's current president and CEO Ewan Downie. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2021 | 7:03 am
Glencore inks “ethical cobalt” deal with FREYR It will supply 3,700 tonnes of cobalt metal cut cathodes, a core component in FREYR's lithium-ion battery cells. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2021 | 3:45 am
