April 17, 2020

China to inspect tailings dams after spill at molybdenum mine

The move comes after a spill at a molybdenum mine in March contaminated water supplies for the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

April 8, 2020

Chinese molybdenum miner halts production after tailings spill

The incident at Yichun Luming's tailings pond on March 28 discharged 2.53 million cubic metres of waste before the leak was plugged.

April 6, 2020

Covid-19 cuts $280bn swathe through top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020.

April 1, 2020

Waste molybdenum ore spill in China spreads 110 km downstream

There were no casualties reported.

March 30, 2020

EMX acquires 18 Chilean royalties from Revelo

The Vancouver-based firms signed a $1.16-million deal.

March 26, 2020

Northern Dynasty’s Pebble permit decision unaffected by covid-19 precautions

The company is still targeting a federal permit decision by mid-2020.

February 20, 2020

Newmont, Teck to invest $152m in Chilean copper-gold project

Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to reduce geological uncertainty at La Fortuna deposit.

February 19, 2020

Hudbay secures access to Pampacancha deposit in Peru

The land agreement with the Chilloroya community paves the way for mining to begin by year-end.

February 6, 2020

LME to keep open-outcry closing prices after electronic trial

During a consultation period, some LME users said it was difficult to obtain guaranteed execution against closing nickel prices when the electronic system was used

January 10, 2020

As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products

It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.