January 21, 2025 | 3:57 am Teck earmarks up to $3.9 billion to boost copper output Canada’s largest diversified miner reported a 50% increase in annual copper production for 2024, reaching 446,000 tonnes.
January 21, 2025 | 11:30 am Trump’s EV rollback not expected to suppress appetite for critical minerals Trump on Tuesday revoked predecessor Joe Biden's 2021 executive order that sought to ensure half…
January 21, 2025 | 8:13 am Chile seeks projects to extract cobalt and rare earths from mining waste The country's development agency is offering $3-$4m over three years for studies on extracting cobalt…
January 21, 2025 | 10:41 am Gold price climbs as Trump stands by plans for Mexico, Canada tariffs The possibility of both silver and gold being caught up in the sweeping tariff measures…
January 21, 2025 | 3:14 pm Bolivia steps up lithium dealmaking despite growing opposition Authorities are negotiating contracts with European and Australian firms, according to president of state-owned lithium…
December 29, 2024 | 12:16 pm Supply-demand imbalance looms for critical battery raw materials by 2030: McKinsey
January 21, 2025 | 8:40 am Deep Yellow delays decision on Namibia uranium mine to March Tumas is considered one of the most advanced greenfield uranium projects globally.
January 20, 2025 | 6:48 am Glencore open to deals as investors brace for more mining M&A Potential M&As were the main interest for investors in the sector in 2024, but BHP’s…
January 21, 2025 | 10:51 am Six years post fatal disaster, mines start global waste-dam body The Global Tailings Management Institute will oversee independent audits and the certification of member companies’…
January 20, 2025 | 9:23 am Barrick eyes sale of stake in Zaldivar copper mine — report Barrick holds a 50% interest in Zaldívar, a joint venture with Antofagasta, which produced about…
January 20, 2025 | 12:14 pm New York futures for gold, copper tumble on WSJ tariff report Premiums for gold traded on the US-based Comex over the London spot market halved following…
January 21, 2025 | 4:11 pm Video: Another wild ride for copper in 2025 MINING.COM's Frik Els says 2025 is already shaping up to be another wild ride for the red metal.
January 21, 2025 | 3:46 pm Zambia hopes mining will trigger economic revival Zambia wants to raise copper output to about 1 million tons by 2026 and further out to 3 million tons.
SSR Mining adds ‘world-class’ Hod Maden project in Türkiye to portfolio The project is expected to provide SSR Mining with approximately 80,000 attributable gold-equivalent ounces. Staff Writer | May 9, 2023 | 10:05 am
Iron ore price up on China stimulus bets China's imports of iron ore rose 5.1% in April from the same period the previous year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 9, 2023 | 9:24 am
China April copper imports fall on sluggish economy, property woes Imports of unwrought copper and copper products totaled 407,294 tonnes in April. Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 8:31 am
Thacker Pass lithium project faces court in June Lithium Americas is aiming to mine and process enough lithium carbonate on the Nevada site for batteries to power a million vehicles a year. Colin McClelland | May 9, 2023 | 8:14 am
Glencore to build Europe’s largest battery recycling plant It has partnered up with Canada’s Li-Cycle to convert an old lead refinery in Italy into a facility to recover key metals from batteries. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 6:43 am
Black lung disease more common among modern coal miners than in their predecessors Scarring from silica dust exposure was more common in contemporary miners than in those born before 1930. Staff Writer | May 9, 2023 | 5:43 am
China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing. Reuters | May 9, 2023 | 4:10 am
Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m Deal expands Fortuna's footprint in West Africa, where it has the Yaramoko gold mining complex in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 3:55 am
Tesla breaks ground on massive Texas lithium refinery The move will make Tesla the only major automaker in North America that will refine its own lithium. Reuters | May 8, 2023 | 4:42 pm