March 21, 2025

University of Arizona mining innovation engine aims to build skilled domestic workforce

Arizona’s Sustainable Mining Innovation Engine proposal would secure up to $160 million over 10 years.

March 21, 2025

Former Newmont executive tapped to oversee mining on US energy council

Created last month, the council's mandate is to boost not only US oil and gas production, but also the extraction and processing of lithium, copper and other critical minerals.

March 18, 2025

Vitol hires SEFE metals head de Sousa to boost copper team

Vitol has made a series of hires as it competes for a piece of the global metals trading market.

March 13, 2025

Exxaro’s new CEO tasked with diversifying into battery metals

Mining veteran Ben Magara will steer the South African coal miner's push into battery metals.

February 21, 2025

Rio Tinto announces board changes, three to leave

Three long-serving directors will step down later this year as part of a planned transition.

February 21, 2025

Chilean copper leaching tech company Ceibo appoints former BHP head of innovation

Cleve Lightfoot, former head of innovation at BHP and ex-Glencore general manager, joins board as an advisor.

February 17, 2025

Petra Diamonds appoints two CEOs as it battles widening losses

Petra reported a loss of $69 million in the six months to December 2024.

February 14, 2025

Storied Peruvian executive resurfaces at Canadian copper startup

After decades overseeing some of Peru’s biggest mines, Victor Gobitz has reemerged as the head of Quilla Resources.

February 14, 2025

Nornickel senior vice president leaves company

Sergei Dubovitskiy has left the company to pursue other projects.

February 13, 2025

Global Lithium appoints new CEO in push to develop frozen project

Dianmin Chen was appointed as managing director and CEO at its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday.