China, Argentina deepening ties beyond mining

China will provide Argentina with more than $23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects and the Belt and Road initiative.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2022 | 11:07 am

Operating coal-fired power plants more expensive than switching to renewables – report

A University of Surrey researcher makes the case for solar power in a new paper.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2022 | 7:41 am

As Peru’s cabinet deals with new crisis, 10-day blockade against Las Bambas expected to go on

The four communities blocking the main road used by Las Bambas since January 26 have agreed to stay put despite political crisis.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 5, 2022 | 4:59 pm

World’s first physically-backed EV metals ETC launched

The Global Palladium Fund announced the launching of its own physical EV metals exchange-traded commodities with $10 million of seed capital.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

Earth’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ responsible for metal ore deposit formation

Researchers have discovered a ‘Goldilocks zone’ at the base of the earth’s crust where temperature allows for metals to be transported to shallower levels near the surface.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining

Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2022 | 6:06 am

Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine

Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 12:00 pm

Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report

BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 10:21 am

Mechanism that promotes record high hydride ion conductivity advances hydrogen storage systems

An element commonly classified as rare earth is being used to advance energy storage systems.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 8:15 am

Rare earths reveal new info in volcanoes’ CO2 emissions

Researchers use niobium and tantalum as tracers to analyze magmas from four volcanoes and investigate their carbon dioxide emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2022 | 6:06 am

How Latin America wastes billions of dollars worth of valuable metals

E-waste generated in Latin America in 2019 contained valuable metals representing a total value of roughly $1.7 billion of secondary raw materials.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

Japanese researchers develop high energy density lithium-air battery

Scientists believe the devices have the potential to be the ultimate rechargeable batteries, with theoretical energy densities several times that of currently available lithium-ion batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2022 | 6:06 am

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