November 30, 2023 Sandfire Resources apologizes for Aboriginal heritage damage The Western Australia copper miner is facing public outrage for not coming clean earlier about destroying artefacts more than five years ago.
November 28, 2023 Deep sea mining company sues Greenpeace amid standoff at sea The Metals Company said the protest was costing it $1 million a day.
November 27, 2023 IGO backs new CEO Vella after Rio Tinto dismissal IGO's board is siding with its CEO-elect Ivan Vella after concluding no information was compromised as a result of his actions.
November 20, 2023 Lucapa puts Merlin feasibility study on back burner The diamond miner will focus on assessing a smaller scale, lower cost path to mine development amid weak market conditions.
November 16, 2023 IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum boss, Ivan Vella, to start as CEO in December, as planned.
November 15, 2023 The promise and risks of deep-sea mining Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.
November 8, 2023 The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem TMC is sending a team back to NORI-D, the site of last year’s work, as it continues its environmental studies in preparation for commercial mining.
November 8, 2023 Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile Through their Nuevo Cobre joint venture, the miners will explore and potentially develop copper assets in the top producing country.
November 8, 2023 Lucapa finds Angola mine’s second-largest diamond The find of the 235-carat type IIa diamond at Lulo comes barely a week after Lucapa dug up a 208-carat rock at the same mine.
November 3, 2023 Pacific island Bougainville seeks to tap riches of closed copper mine Panguna, formerly operated by Rio Tinto Group, shut in 1989 after local protests over mine revenue degenerated into a civil war.
Philippine nickel sales to Indonesia to jump after Jakarta curbs Exports from the Philippines “might double this year,” a mining executive said. February 13, 2026 | 07:59 am