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Artisanal miners’ protests in Colombia hacked by looters

A series of protest actions led by small-scale miners in Colombia’s Antioquia department since September 21 turned violent by the end of the week.

Staff Writer | September 25, 2022 | 10:26 am

Synthetic rocks shed light on how REEs are formed

New research is getting closer to explaining the mechanisms by…

Staff Writer | September 25, 2022 | 7:59 am

Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project

Gold Fields takeover target Yamana Gold continues to own 56.25%…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2022 | 5:21 am

Rare-earth metals get the sparkler party started

German researchers say rare-earth metals in alloy powders can be…

Staff Writer | September 23, 2022 | 5:05 am

Sierra Metals halts 2022 production and finance guidance on Peru mine blockade

Operations at the company's Yauricocha mine remain suspended as residents…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 23, 2022 | 3:51 am

Nunavik nickel project supplied for nine months

Canadian Royalties’ Nunavik nickel project is located where average temperature highs for January are −21 degrees Celsius.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 8, 2021 | 6:09 am

Elon Musk offers $100 million for best carbon capture innovation

Sum will be awarded for the best technology created for removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere or oceans and store that carbon in a safe, cost-effective way.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2021 | 4:05 am

Tsingshan to finance bulk of $2.8bn Indonesia copper smelter with Freeport

The smelter could produce copper pipes and wires with an output value of $10 billion.

Reuters | February 5, 2021 | 9:05 am

Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies

Zambia last century had a painful experience with mine nationalization.

Bloomberg News | February 5, 2021 | 8:47 am

Mineração Vale Verde secures $140m for Serrote project in Brazil

The Serrote copper-gold project is now fully funded through to production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 5, 2021 | 6:03 am

Eldorado Gold inks revised investment contract with Greece

Deal covers all the miner's projects in northern Greece, which have repeatedly stalled over licensing delays and environmental concerns.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2021 | 6:03 am

Portofino Resources receives encouraging results at South of Otter project in Ontario

The Vancouver-based miner received encouraging soil-gas-hydrocarbons silver-copper-volcanogenic massive sulfides-in-soil results at South of Otter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 5, 2021 | 6:01 am

Nornickel fined $2 billion for massive Arctic fuel spill

Amount more than doubles what Russia is seeking to get in mineral extraction tax this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2021 | 3:53 am

US court upholds Trump’s national security tariffs on steel imports

A three judge panel found the Commerce Department and Trump properly applied a Cold War-era trade law in imposing the tariffs.

Reuters | February 4, 2021 | 3:11 pm

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