December 23, 2021 New industrial WiFi system to bring 6G technologies to remote, underground mines University of Sydney researchers are developing an industrial long-range WiFi system that transmits signals to hard-to-reach places while maintaining high data rates.
December 22, 2021 ALROSA names diamond after folklore heroine to honor indigenous culture Kyndykan was a young girl who was miraculously found alive 200 years ago by Yakut hunters near the Verkhoyansk Mountains in an ancestral settlement completely wiped out by smallpox.
December 21, 2021 Enabling developing countries to become self-sustaining will power the global circular carbon economy of the future The Future Minerals Summit will gather mining investors and government stakeholders to discuss opportunities and the future of the industry.
December 20, 2021 Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.
December 17, 2021 First kilo of blockchain tracked gold shipped from Burkina Faso on Minexx platform Burkina Faso produces 34 tonnes of artisanal gold per year, but only 300kg was formally exported in 2019 due to a lack of traceability and lower export taxes in neighbouring…
December 17, 2021 Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads Illegal gold mining in the north Amazonian territory of Brazil's indigenous Munduruku people has led to more than half of several hundred people tested showing unsafe mercury levels.
December 16, 2021 Dump diamonds for digital? Botswana bets on tech The government is increasing efforts to diversify Botswana's economy, investing in science, tech and entrepreneurship to lessen a dependency on diamond mining.
December 15, 2021 Myanmar rubies tied to rights abuses likely to be sold at Christmas Report shows the red gems continue to fuel human rights abuses in the country and are likely to be sold by some of the best-known luxury brands.
December 14, 2021 Blockchain could answer big supply chain questions, says BHP "In two separate trials, we’ve used blockchain to exchange data and documents digitally, improving efficiency and transparency and reducing bureaucracy, risk and red tape," says BHP chief commercial officer.
December 13, 2021 Mineral ores may help prevent sand sustainability crisis Researchers at the University of Queensland and the University of Geneva are looking into a material produced from mineral ores as a sustainable source of sand.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
