Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Commodity prices are always volatile, but in 2022 metal and mining markets reached new levels of turbulence, as the pandemic played out in China and the Ukraine war upended global energy.

Frik Els | January 9, 2023 | 11:16 am

Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Pebble mine

The United States' top environmental non-profit and a regional land trust have raised $20 million to permanently protect 44,000 acres of land.

Reuters | December 22, 2022 | 7:16 am

Probe Metals, Midland make polymetallic discovery at La Peltrie in Quebec

According to Probe, the breadth of the discovery indicates the potential for a large mineralized system.

Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 2:46 pm

Biden moves to bar mining waste in Alaska, blocking Pebble mine

The EPA issued a formal recommendation Thursday to bar the disposal of mining waste in Bristol Bay, which hosts the world’s largest harvest of sockeye salmon.

Bloomberg News | December 1, 2022 | 5:21 pm

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022

The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry.

MINING.com Editor | November 24, 2022 | 2:22 pm

How molybdenum is helping reveal secrets of the deep earth

Molybdenum isotopes are helping researchers determine the composition of magmatic rocks, therefore revealing the structure of the subduction zone.

Staff Writer | November 24, 2022 | 5:24 am

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Top 50 mining companies in 2022: coal, lithium win big, China investors lose out

Conservationists move to permanently protect areas around proposed Pebble mine

Probe Metals, Midland make polymetallic discovery at La Peltrie in Quebec

Biden moves to bar mining waste in Alaska, blocking Pebble mine

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by ore throughput in 2022

How molybdenum is helping reveal secrets of the deep earth

Northern Dynasty updates Pebble PEA, showing minimal impact of royalty financing

France puts future of deep sea mining in doubt

‘Bait and switch’: House Committee asks A.G. to investigate alleged Pebble deception