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VIDEO: Chinese workers condemned for ordering soldiers to beat up artisanal miners in the DRC

According to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mine workers ordered two soldiers to beat up the artisanal miners.

Bruno Venditti | July 28, 2021 | 10:03 pm

1 billion years of tectonic plate movement in 40 seconds

Since the theory of plate tectonics is relatively new, there’s…

Carmen Ang - Visual Capitalist | July 13, 2021 | 9:20 pm

Vale restarts ship loader that caught fire at Ponta da Madeira port

Company is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6…

Bruno Venditti | July 2, 2021 | 6:35 am

WATCH: Thousands rush to dig for diamonds in South Africa

The government has ordered people searching for diamonds near the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 15, 2021 | 8:02 am

Check this out: 21 years of Collahuasi mining in 21 seconds

Time-lapse of Collahuasi copper mining created using Landsat true colour…

MINING.com Editor | June 6, 2021 | 12:57 pm

Why Tesla isn’t a “battery company”

Even when assigning zero value to automakers’ non-EV business, Tesla’s valuation based solely on battery capacity deployed are multiples of Volkswagen, GM, BYD, Hyundai, Nissan and others.

Frik Els | February 17, 2021 | 2:07 pm

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Vale and Brazil state sign $7bn deal over Brumadinho; Gina Rinehart targets EV boom with ‘green’ lithium play; Silver price regains ground after two-day wild swing

MINING.com Editor | February 4, 2021 | 10:31 pm

Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral

Jarosite is abundant on Mars’ surface, but not so much on Earth.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 31, 2021 | 7:35 am

Silver price surges as GameStop traders move into precious metals

Shares in small nickel and cobalt explorer GME Resources also jumped as much as 53%, apparently driven by the similarity of its stock ticker code to the US videogame retailer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2021 | 10:29 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit

MINING.com Editor | January 21, 2021 | 3:50 pm

Hardy bacteria turn out to be good cobalt miners

Geobacter could become the basis of new biotechnology to reclaim and recycle cobalt from lithium-ion batteries.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 17, 2021 | 7:22 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal

MINING.com Editor | January 8, 2021 | 1:45 am