July 7, 2017 CHARTS: Lithium-rich countries risk missing the boat on electric batteries boom The need for the metal is expected to triple by 2025, but no all the countries rich in lithium are taking advantage of that trend, as shown in these graphics.
June 26, 2017 Canada’s Mkango to start mining rare earths in Malawi in 2020 The company, which has been present in the south-eastern African country for more than a decade, says that by 2021 will be producing 3,000 tonnes of rare earths per year.
June 8, 2017 Atlas Copco bets big on automation, grabs stake in software maker The Swedish mining equipment maker is acquiring a 34% stake in Mobilaris MCE, which provides software to optimize underground operations.
June 5, 2017 CHART: Commodity prices slump to 50-year low against US stocks S&P500 most expensive compared to commodities since late 1960s despite last year's rally in metals and mineral prices.
May 11, 2017 Continental surges 33% after securing $134m for Colombia gold mine World number two gold miner Newmont takes 20% stake and private equity giant Red Kite 5% in Toronto junior.
May 1, 2017 Record outflows from gold ETFs as price plumbs 3-week low It's been a rough set of trading sessions for the yellow metal.
April 26, 2017 Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium The European country holds between 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, located mostly around the tiny village of Cinovec, on the border with Germany.
April 24, 2017 Hey Watson! Is there gold in them thar hills? Geologists start to drill into artificial intelligence.
April 7, 2017 Top 10 copper mining companies in 2016 2016 highlights: a year of breakthroughs and setbacks
April 4, 2017 INTERACTIVE MAP: World’s top 10 gold deposits Together these giant orebodies contain reserves worth $796 billion at today's gold price.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
