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Chile’s top steel producer bets on green hydrogen

CAP’s steelmaking division aims to substitute coal used in its blast furnaces with less polluting fuels, including hydrogen.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 7:03 am

Sibanye-Stillwater to hand $20 million to New Century

Sibanye's emergency financial support for its takeover target New Century…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2023 | 3:56 am

Newmont said to be mulling sweetened bid for Newcrest

The world's no. 1 gold miner has gained partial access…

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2023 | 6:43 am

Evolution Mining stock jumps as underground production starts at Cowal

Shares surged as much as 11% on Monday as the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 20, 2023 | 7:18 am

Peru expects 74 mining projects to become operative in 2023

30 of the 74 projects have recently become operative or…

Staff Writer | March 19, 2023 | 7:51 am

Formalization of small-scale mining detrimental for the environment — study

A study conducted in Peru shows that, if not properly conducted, formalization processes may be detrimental to the environment.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 12, 2021 | 4:11 pm

Ganfeng Lithium exercises participation right in Sal de la Puna

Top lithium producer also said it would sell $630m of shares to fund expansion overseas.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2021 | 8:17 am

Output halted at all non-coal mines in China’s Shanxi after accident

An iron mine in Shanxi was flooded on Thursday and trapped 13 miners.

Reuters | June 11, 2021 | 7:22 am

Peru copper output at risk as leftist Castillo leads in presidential election

With 99.6% of the ballots counted, the candidate that wants up to 70% of miners' profits emerges as the yet-to-be-declared President elect.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 11, 2021 | 7:05 am

Solid-state battery deployment expected by mid-decade — report

According to S&P Market Intelligence, if scaled up, the production of solid-state batteries would have a minimal effect on demand for battery metals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 11, 2021 | 6:06 am

Samarco offers creditors shares or 85% haircut – sources

The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex in 2015 killed 19 people and severely polluted the Doce River with mining waste.

Reuters | June 10, 2021 | 9:47 pm

‘People have awakened’: Peru’s Castillo closes in on election win

Socialist Pedro Castillo was closing in on victory in Peru's presidential election on Thursday, holding a slim lead of some 63,000 votes over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori.

Reuters | June 10, 2021 | 9:39 pm

Diamond pricing: Learn the lessons of history or history will repeat itself

Diamonds are a complicated business; more than almost any other resource sector, the pricing framework needed to be accurate. It wasn’t.

Richard Chetwode - Special to The Northern Miner | June 10, 2021 | 3:23 pm

British Columbia reaches reconciliation with Tahltan Nation over land use

The agreement will likely see new restrictions on jade and placer mining in Tahltan territory.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | June 10, 2021 | 2:33 pm

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