The government has issued a list of specific metals which production aims to boost with its new policy for strategic minerals.

The increase, which will bring total annual sales volumes to 13.8 million tonnes, comes on top of the half a million tonne output increase the company announced on June 7.

Before choosing whether to spend a further $5.7bn to bring Jansen into production, BHP is looking into what port it would use to ship the fertilizer ingredient.

The ratings agency has released new ESG issuer profile and credit impact scores for the global metals and mining sector.

The fertilizer producer will restart its idled Colonsay mine to offset some of the production drop, estimated at 1 million tonnes of potash.

The world's no. 1 miner is expected to make a final decision before the publication of annual results in August.

Canadian researchers are developing a “clay analyzer” to help miners reduce tailings deposit footprints and minimize land disturbance.

According to non-profit group Instituto Socioambiental, there are about 20,000 illegal gold miners in the Yanomami area, Brazil’s largest protected Indigenous reserve.

Using unlimited seawater in the production process is not only a world first, but also a long-term game changer, says the miner.