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Lower silver output in Peru, Mexico to drag down global production

Global mined silver production will fall 2% to 820 million ounces this year due to lower output from operations in the two countries.

Staff Writer | November 17, 2023 | 6:52 am

Torex Gold gets final environmental OK for Media Luna project

Torex said it will invest somewhere between $390 million and…

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 10:00 am

IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him

The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2023 | 5:56 am

Monarch Mining under creditor protection in last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy

PwC will oversee the company’s activities during the process, which…

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 3:28 am

IAMGOLD moves to buy rest of Euro Ressources

The €3.50 per share offer represents a 6.71% premium based…

Staff Writer | November 15, 2023 | 5:11 am

Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa

The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2022 | 3:58 am

No trace of missing workers from Trevali’s flood-hit mine, three weeks later

Eight underground miners went missing on April 16 at its Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso after flooding caused by heavy rainfall disrupted operations.

Naimul Karim | May 9, 2022 | 1:02 pm

Copper price near 8-month low on tightening lockdowns in China

Investors are awaiting China’s April trade data due later in the session to gauge the scope of disruptions from covid-19 lockdowns.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 9:27 am

Iron ore price tumbles as covid curbs in China fuel demand concerns

China's iron ore imports in April fell nearly 13% to 86.06 million tonnes from the same period a year-ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 8:55 am

Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine

Operations at the copper-gold mine in British Columbia are slated to restart before the end of June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2022 | 6:35 am

Adding basalt rock to agricultural land may lead to drastic CO2 emissions reduction – study

UK-based researchers say enhanced weathering has a removal potential of 6–30 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2050.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

Communities protesting against Las Bambas set up new conditions to negotiate with Peruvian government

The leaders of the Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities demanded that MMG join the dialogue process.

Staff Writer | May 8, 2022 | 12:35 pm

More women join Chile’s mining sector – report

The number of women working in Chile’s mining sector grew by 40% in the past 12 months.

Staff Writer | May 8, 2022 | 10:56 am

Rio Tinto becomes first North American producer of scandium oxide

Quebec plant's nameplate capacity of three tonnes per year represents approximately 20% of the global market.

Staff Writer | May 6, 2022 | 12:06 pm

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