Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal
Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.
Gold price to decline on cyclical recovery, higher yields – report
Fitch is revising down its 2021 gold price forecast, to an average of $1,780/oz from…
Rare earth, uranium miners benefit from EV mania and dash of ESG
Uranium sector supply/demand balance is the tightest we’ve seen since pre-Fukushima, analyst says.
Aluminum price surges to 9-year high on Chinese supply concerns
Investors were jittery ahead of China’s annual meeting of parliament, where the country will announce…
Minerals exploration in Australia jumps as supercycle looms
Spending on exploration in Australia rose in the December quarter to its highest in over…
Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal
News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.
Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse
Companies are racing for approval to dig into what the USGS calls the world’s biggest…
Copper to stay tight on long path to new supply, top miner says
It can take twice as long to build mines now than in the past, according…
Gold price touches 9-month low, pressured by firm yields
Gold is expected to struggle until the Fed curbs higher yields, one analyst says.
Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold, build ‘premier junior gold producer’
This transaction would bring together Golden Predator’s past-producing Brewery Creek mine with Viva’s Tonopah gold project in Nevada.
Mining Press Releases
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Ventripoint Announces Extension Warrants from March 23, 2021 to May 23, 2021
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Xplore Announces Closing of the Upper Red Lake Gold Project with Abitibi Royalties
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Bitterroot Resources Intersects Semi-Massive and Disseminated Sulphides
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Adamera to Present at the 2021 Virtual Metals Investor Forum
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Seabridge Gold: Invitation to Red Cloud's 2021 Pre-PDAC Mining Showcase