Peru launches ‘mega-operations’ to destroy illegal mining camps in biodiversity hotspotPeruvian authorities were able to locate and destroy illegal mining camps in the Madre de Dios region.Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 13, 2023 | 11:27 am
Mussel-inspired technology efficiently recovers neodymium from wastewaterResearchers at Penn State University developed a new mussel-inspired nanocellulose…Staff Writer | August 13, 2023 | 7:48 am
New Gold resumes mining at New Afton as tailings deemed safeInspection certified that the New Afton gold-copper operation in B.C.…Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2023 | 8:23 am
5 CHARTS: Mining supercycle – how soon is now? Pent-up demand, supply shocks, low stocks pushed aluminum, copper and coal prices to all-time highs, but new report suggests supercycle talk is premature. Frik Els | March 17, 2022 | 11:27 am
New insights into how to discover porphyry-type copper deposits Porphyry-type deposits provide most of the world's copper and molybdenum, as well as large amounts of gold and other metals. Staff Writer | March 16, 2022 | 6:10 am
Turquoise Hill shareholders could score big with Rio’s bid Analysts predict Turquoise Hill investors will seek a higher offer than the current C$34/share bid, perhaps greater than C$50/share. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2022 | 9:45 am
Blockade halts Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine in Peru Operations at the massive copper mine have been suspended since Feb. 28 after protestors cut water access and blocked a key railroad. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2022 | 4:06 am
Lithium mining: ‘A new Bolivia’, says EnergyX CEO Teague Egan says EnergyX has the technology that can help Bolivia unlock its lithium. Amanda Stutt | March 14, 2022 | 12:21 pm
Copper price falls on demand concerns in China "Market sentiment is bearish as supplies are starting to ramp up." MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 14, 2022 | 7:42 am
International trade data on emerald, ruby supply skewed – report A report by Gemfields rings the alarm bell on the lack of reliability of data related to the international supply and trade of coloured gemstones. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 13, 2022 | 7:23 am
Kimberlites provide clues as to how what happens on earth’s surface affects the lower mantle Kimberlites are messengers from the lowest regions of the earth's mantle. Staff Writer | March 13, 2022 | 5:17 am
Lithium mining, climate change impacting flamingo populations in Chile Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years. Staff Writer | March 11, 2022 | 6:06 am