Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important mineralsThe almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 17, 2022 | 7:31 am
Tailings pond collapse kills dozens of freshwater fish in Costa RicaTorrential rains are suspected to be the cause of the…Staff Writer | July 17, 2022 | 5:41 am
US environmentalists take aim at British Columbia minesFour American environmental groups are pointing to a report commissioned by the BC…Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 14, 2022 | 3:48 pm
Decarbonizing electricity production in the US by 2035 less costly than expected Meeting the 2035 deadline for decarbonizing electricity production would only eliminate 15% of the capacity-years left in fossil fuels power plants. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2020 | 6:25 am
Fabled Silver Gold acquires Santa María mine in Mexico The Canadian miner will pay over $4 million for the property. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2020 | 6:15 am
IGO in talks to buy into Tianqi’s Greenbushes lithium mine Australian nickel-gold miner IGO could buy up to a 25% stake, worth close to $1.5 billion, in the world’s biggest hard-rock lithium mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2020 | 3:43 am
Mexican President said mining companies cannot refuse to pay taxes Andrés Manuel López Obrador reminded miners that, since March, the Constitution forbids tax waivers and exemptions. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 6, 2020 | 3:29 pm
Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas Three different organizations in Peru have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 6, 2020 | 1:33 pm
Mine ponds cause toxic mercury pollution in the Peruvian Amazon Over the past 35 years, there has been a 670% increase in the extent of pits in heavily mined watersheds. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 6, 2020 | 7:25 am
Coal mine accident in China’s Chongqing kills 23 The miners died after being trapped in a mine in the southwestern city of Chongqing. Reuters | December 5, 2020 | 8:34 pm
Vale postpones sale of operations in New Caledonia The miner has lost billions of dollars with the operation, located next to the Goro deposit. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 4, 2020 | 11:44 am
Vedanta’s Gamsberg mine stays shut as search continues for trapped worker The mine shutdown has helped push prices for zinc. Reuters | December 4, 2020 | 10:02 am