Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.

Reuters | June 29, 2023 | 5:10 am

Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA

The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2023 | 6:03 am

China will roll out more practical, effective measures to expand domestic demand and stoke market vitality, Premier Li said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 27, 2023 | 11:23 am

The Baptiste deposit in British Columbia is part of FPX’s 100%-owned Decar nickel project.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2023 | 10:57 am

BHP said it expected electric trucks would ultimately cost more or less the same to operate as the current diesel fleet.

Reuters | June 27, 2023 | 6:30 am

New sinter technology could greatly reduce iron, steel making emissions

Australia-based researchers have developed a new type of sinter that reduces the amount of coke consumed at sinter plants by about 23%.

Staff Writer | June 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

It will mix ore from Belinga with output from its Australian mines to bring it closer in grade to that of rivals Rio Tinto, BHP and Vale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2023 | 3:48 am

The orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black layers in banded iron formations do more than just look pretty.

Staff Writer | June 25, 2023 | 7:00 am

Asia’s largest economy has been a crucial support for metals markets over the last two to three decades.

Bloomberg News | June 23, 2023 | 10:10 am