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How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

Transforming the metals and mining, building materials, and plastics industries to make them compatible with sustainability targets will require increasing annual spending from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion.

Staff Writer | October 30, 2022 | 11:57 am

RANKED: The world’s top 10 most valuable base and precious metal mines

Ranking is topped by a polymetallic mine in Russia’s arctic…

Frik Els | October 28, 2022 | 11:11 am

Core and Tesla scrub lithium deal as spodumene ore prices soar

Core Lithium (ASX: CXO) shares fell on Thursday after the…

Staff Writer | October 27, 2022 | 1:38 pm

Greatland Gold to extend Havieron study on “promising” drilling results

The miner has pushed back completion of the feasibility study…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2022 | 6:42 am

Newcrest quarterly gold output falls 17% sequentially on planned shutdowns

The company's quarterly copper output also declined.

Reuters | October 26, 2022 | 3:12 pm

Turquoise Hill’s Oyu Tolgoi declares force majeure on some Chinese contracts

Open pit mining continues to operate uninterrupted at Oyu Tolgoi.

Reuters | March 30, 2021 | 7:45 am

Rio Tinto faces backlash over former CEO’s exit package

Company is bracing for an investor revolt after handing $9.9 million to its former CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, who was ousted over the destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 29, 2021 | 10:34 am

Iron ore prices jump on strong industrial activity in China

China's industrial profit surged 179% in the first two months from the year-ago period.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 29, 2021 | 9:26 am

Australia sees record $104bn of iron ore exports this financial year

The country’s most valuable economic export is expected to earn more than A$100 billion per year for the next half-decade.

Reuters | March 29, 2021 | 7:48 am

Australian Aboriginal group opposes billionaire miner’s plan to build dams

Australia is considering new legislation to protect Aboriginal heritage after Rio destroyed the 46,000-year-old sites in Western Australia.

Reuters | March 29, 2021 | 7:35 am

Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner

The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 7:19 am

Key Australian coal rail line to Newcastle fully reopens following floods

The disruption drove coal prices to more than two-year highs above $100 a tonne.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 5:46 pm

Forrest takes on Musk in hydrogen versus EVs debate

The Fortescue founder doubled down this week on his criticism of Musk’s view that hydrogen cars are “mind-bogglingly stupid.”

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2021 | 10:32 am

Dividend over digging: Miners pay shareholders but need new projects

Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:38 am

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