April 9, 2024 Karelian says Finland asset likely to hold more coloured diamonds The Irish explorer said the samples were taken in the Kuhmo region of Finland, where it found a green diamond in 2022.
April 9, 2024 Vietnam to invest $7.3bn to boost alumina, aluminum production The investment will go to two bauxite exploration projects and five refining projects in the Central Highlands province.
April 8, 2024 Video: World Gold Council’s Cavatoni explains surging metal price The price of gold has broken records this year.
April 8, 2024 Ascot begins milling at its Premier gold project in BC Currently, mining has begun from the Silver Coin and Big Missouri deposits to feed a refurbished 2,500 t/d processing plant.
April 8, 2024 Scientists figure out how to speed up development of key Li-ion battery materials Many current and upcoming energy storage and electronic devices depend on intercalated materials.
April 8, 2024 Vale walks away from exploration JV with Serabi Gold Serabi Gold noted it remains optimistic as there already are “a number of other groups keen to partner” with them.
April 8, 2024 Rio Tinto promotes copper boss Bold Baatar to commercial chief Baatar's role in the expansion of Oyu Tolgoi and the $6.2bn Simandou iron ore project highlights his suitability for the post.
April 7, 2024 Peruvian gold mine’s power infrastructure attacked for the 14th time in two years Illegal miners used dynamite to knock down two high-voltage towers at the Poderosa gold mine in Peru.
April 7, 2024 First Quantum alerts Panamanian authorities of dangers of long-term concentrate storage at disputed copper mine Regular monitoring has detected an increase in the chemical reactions that generate dangerous gases and a rise in the temperatures of the copper concentrate stored at the Cobre Panamá mine.
April 7, 2024 Dry Andes more sensitive to lithium mining than previously thought – study Research shows that the Dry Andes region of Chile, Argentina and Bolivia is more sensitive than previously thought to environmental change and human activities such as mining.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
