The SEC investigation would try to find evidence of "misconduct" related to public disclosures after a dam disaster in the town of Brumadinho.

The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) is working on global rules covering sea bed mining, which is not allowed until the regulations are finalised.

The world's top gold producer cut its annual production target by 500,000 ounces.

This follows a deal last month in which Sibanye agreed to buy half of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine project.

The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.

The company said the move by the Forest Service was "politically motivated and completely unnecessary."

MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.