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Copper price retreats on concern over rate hikes, China demand

US business activity unexpectedly rebounded to an eight-month high in February.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 22, 2023 | 9:40 am

Only rare earths miner in US to bypass China in supply deal with Sumitomo

MP Materials, owner of the Mountain Pass mine in California,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2023 | 5:53 am

Rio Tinto halves dividend on 41% annual profit drop

Rio's bottom line was hit by weaker iron ore prices…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 22, 2023 | 3:33 am

Rio Tinto partners with BMW for low-carbon aluminum supply

Aluminum will come from Rio Tinto's hydro-powered operations in Canada…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2023 | 7:25 am

Teck Resources to become Teck Metals as it spins off coal unit

Teck's multibillion-dollar steelmaking coal unit will be an independent publicly-listed…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2023 | 3:38 am

Global iron ore production growth to accelerate, driven by Brazil— report

Global output growth will average 2.4% over 2021-2025 compared to -2.0% over the previous five years, according to Fitch Solutions.

MINING.com Editor | May 17, 2021 | 12:10 pm

China April coal output falls to 8-months low as mine safety checks bite

China churned out 322.22 million tonnes of coal last month, down 1.8% from the same period a year ago.

Reuters | May 17, 2021 | 7:51 am

Peru presidential candidate outlines new taxes, royalties for miners

Pedro Castillo would raise taxes and royalties on Peru's key mining sector and renegotiate the tax contracts of large companies if elected.

Reuters | May 17, 2021 | 7:40 am

Newmont completes acquisition of GT Gold

The transaction gives the world’s No. 1 gold miner the Tatogga gold-copper project in the Golden Triangle district of B.C.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2021 | 7:01 am

Scientists find new way to calculate diamonds’ age more accurately

According to the scientists behind the study, this is a potential breakthrough not only in the study of diamonds but of planetary evolution.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 17, 2021 | 6:06 am

Argonaut hits high gold grades at Magino

About four months into the planned two-year construction of Argonaut Gold’s (TSX: AR) new cornerstone Magino project in Ontario, smooth progress and encouraging new exploration results have CEO Peter Dougherty in a forward-thinking mood.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2021 | 5:50 am

Centerra Gold to launch arbitration against Kyrgyzstan over Kumtor mine

Centerra Gold is seeking to block the Kyrgyz government’s moves to take control of the Kumtor mine and pursue hefty fines and tax claims.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 16, 2021 | 1:52 pm

From digging to electric fields: new technique to extract metals from hard rock ore

An international group of scientists say digging may not be necessary for the mining industry of the future.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 16, 2021 | 8:09 am

Mali union calls five-day general strike next week over pay claim

The five-day strike could impact the West African country's gold mining sector.

Reuters | May 15, 2021 | 3:00 pm

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