September 2, 2020 Mexico miners condemn gov’t decision to scrap sectorial post Mexico has eliminated the mining sub-secretary, one of the Ministry of Economy units, as part of a broader austerity drive.
September 2, 2020 Vale reports negative safety levels in 3 dams in Minas Gerais According to the company, the procedures will not impact iron ore production this year.
September 1, 2020 Lawmakers seek to curb US reliance on China for rare earths The new measure would give tax incentives for companies involved in the mining, reclaiming and recycling of critical minerals.
September 1, 2020 Gold price steadies after briefly topping $2,000 The dollar recovered after US manufacturing expanded at fastest pace since 2018, reducing demand for bullion as an alternative asset.
September 1, 2020 Peru copper mining almost ‘completely recovered’ from pandemic Production of the red metal plunged 20.4% in the first half of 2020.
September 1, 2020 Barrick takes dispute over Porgera mining rights to PNG Supreme Court Barrick's move comes as it has lost a court challenge in Papua New Guinea over rights to Porgera gold mine.
August 31, 2020 Teck and Westshore reach agreement on BC coal shipments Teck will ship 32.25 million tonnes under the agreement.
August 31, 2020 Nearly a tonne of CO2 emitted per ounce of gold produced in 2019 – report Open pit mines emit on average around twice as much CO2e per ounce of gold produced as underground mines.
August 31, 2020 Copper price leaps 26-month high on strong Chinese rebound Copper price is enjoying its longest winning streak in 11 years as parallels to post-global financial crisis recovery grow.
August 31, 2020 Venezuela fuels Amazon gold rush with petrodollars drying up The amount of land used for mining has more than tripled since March last year.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
