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Illegal mercury trade for gold mining uncovered

Researchers have figured out how to accurately identify global mercury trade data inconsistencies.

Staff Writer | July 21, 2022 | 6:06 am

India to invest overseas, seek long-term deals in push for fertilizer

The world's second-biggest producer of wheat and rice relies mostly…

Reuters | July 20, 2022 | 7:09 am

Nippon Steel buys LNG at highest price ever paid in Japan

Resource-poor Japan faces a historic energy security risk as tensions…

Reuters | July 19, 2022 | 11:16 am

Vale Indonesia Q2 nickel matte output falls 16.5%

Nickel miner reported 12,567 tonnes of nickel matte output for the April-June period,…

Reuters | July 19, 2022 | 8:17 am

Barrick Gold, Pakistan set copper-gold project funding structure

Province where Reko Diq is located will benefit from its…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2022 | 8:10 am

Zijin warns Papua New Guinea of anger over end of Porgera

The Chinese state-owned miner said that a failure to resolve the issue could impair relations between the two countries.

Reuters | April 29, 2020 | 3:10 am

Silver miners hit hardest by lockdowns — report

Nearly two-thirds of global silver production is still on hold.

MINING.com Editor | April 28, 2020 | 4:10 pm

Papua New Guinea hits back at Barrick for halting Porgera

Barrick's local unit suspended operations at the gold mine on Saturday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2020 | 7:03 am

Mongolia cancels Tavan Tolgoi’s $1 billion IPO plan

The shelved share sale would have marked at least the third effort to raise money to develop the giant coal mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2020 | 3:49 am

In global electricity slump, coal is the big loser

In the US, coal’s share of power generation has dropped more than 5 percentage points since February.

Bloomberg News | April 27, 2020 | 4:47 pm

Extended lockdowns to hit copper production

Antamina reported 210 positive cases of covid-19 in Peru and said the date to restart operations is still uncertain.

MINING.com Editor | April 27, 2020 | 3:31 pm

Lockdowns and low prices generate nickel supply shock

Nickel recovered from a four-year low of $10,865 a tonne in March to a current $12,820.

Reuters | April 27, 2020 | 8:35 am

Zijin axes expected gold output after losing PNG mine

It plans to speed up the construction of the Longnan Zijin project in China and look into acquisitions to offset the loss of Porgera.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2020 | 7:32 am

Scientists turn waste polymer into battery components

The new technology involves microwaves and was tested in lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 26, 2020 | 7:00 am

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