SolGold scores $150m in funding from Franco Nevada

The Ecuador-focused copper and gold miner will use the funding to speed up a feasibility study of its Alpala project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2020 | 5:45 am

Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050

The World Bank estimates that over 3 billion tonnes of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2020 | 4:03 am

Australia working towards becoming top gold producer – report

Resources Monitor says Australia is bound to overtake China in 2021 as the world’s largest gold producer.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 10, 2020 | 12:29 pm

Rio Tinto increases safety measures to prevent coronavirus outbreak at Canadian diamond mine

The world’s second-largest mining company is introducing covid-19 testing at its Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 10, 2020 | 10:46 am

Chile’s Mining Minister promotes use of copper to fight covid-19

The Minister ordered for his office to be sprayed with a product containing copper nanoparticles, which prevents certain surfaces from becoming hosts for pathogens.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 10, 2020 | 8:00 am

New technology to be game-changer in rare earths extraction

Scientists in the US are working towards securing a domestic supply of rare earth metals for electronics, computerized engines for aircraft, warships, EVs, and magnets.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 10, 2020 | 7:00 am