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Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains

The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 5:59 am

Mining 2021: Top 10 drill holes of the year

Six of the top 10 drill intersections reported by TSX…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 10, 2022 | 12:48 pm

BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment

It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 3:07 am

Electric cars to account for 73% of lithium demand by 2030: Chile

Chilean copper agency Cochilco says lithium hydroxide will take the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 6, 2022 | 11:00 am

Perth Mint 2021 gold sales hit decade-high despite December dip

The refiner sold 1,050,242 troy ounces of gold last year.

Reuters | January 6, 2022 | 2:40 am

World Gold Council expects metal demand, prices to stay strong

Price momentum and structural economic reforms in India and China will also be key demand drivers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2019 | 6:38 am

Video game to teach Australian kids about minerals for electric cars

Industry and academia joined forces to launch Mine Solar Car Lab – a 3D digital game for Minecraft’s Education Edition.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 11, 2019 | 6:15 am

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.

Frik Els | July 9, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Pilbara Minerals inks additional lithium supply deal with China’s Great Wall

Deliveries under the deal will begin in August, with 20,000 dry metric tonnes of concentrate to be shipped annually for six years.

Reuters | July 9, 2019 | 12:24 pm

Greatland finds gold nuggets at Pilbara project

The British miner said the finding confirms the presence of mineralisation over several kilometres of strike.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 9, 2019 | 6:20 am

South32 eyes Chile’s Caserones copper mine

The Australian miner is said to be mulling the acquisition of the operation, in a deal estimated at over $1 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 9, 2019 | 5:00 am

An Indian billionaire doubles down on controversial coal mine

Gautam Adani took aim at two major faults opponents have flung at the development of the Carmichael coal mine.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2019 | 4:19 pm

Australian coal industry recommends Canadian carbon capture technology

CO2 Solutions' carbon sponge technology uses the carbonic anhydrase enzyme to dramatically accelerate carbon dioxide capture.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 7, 2019 | 9:54 am

Iron ore price craters 6%

China's powerful iron and steel industry body wants Beijing to "maintain normal market order".

Frik Els | July 5, 2019 | 10:51 am

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