Lithium has gotten so hot that even China’s gold miners want a slice of the market, sky high valuations and all.

Samarco filed for bankruptcy protection in April after failing to restructure 50 billion reais ($9.06 billion) in debt.

Nornickel currently expects a deficit of 0.2 million-0.3 million ounces in 2021 and 0.3 million ounces in 2022.

The London-listed miner said 50,000 tonnes of production could be at risk next year because of a severe drought that has hobbled its operations.

Barrick, in partnership with MSALABS, has installed Africa's first Chrysos PhotonAssay laboratory at the Bulyanhulu mine, Tanzania.

BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.

Canadian Malartic is a generational gold mine poised to produce until at least 2039.

The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia.