February 24, 2024 Mexico nationalizes salt producer ESSA, buys Mitsubishi’s stake ESSA owns the world’s largest salt mine and is one of the biggest producers of salt in Latin America.
February 23, 2024 Consultation starts in Guatemala over future of Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine Operations were halted in 2017 when a claim brought by a human rights group alleged local Indigenous people’s right of consultation were violated in advance of granting the mining license.
February 23, 2024 AI to help determine best carbon capture material US researchers using generative artificial intelligence to dream up previously unknown building block candidates.
February 23, 2024 Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 2,600 jobs in South Africa The miner kicked off in October a restructuring process at its four loss-making mines that was expected to result in the loss of 4,095 jobs.
February 23, 2024 Zijin to expand Tibet copper mine expected to be world’s largest Approved project will increase Julong mine's capacity to 350,000 tonnes per day by 2025, making it China's largest single copper mine.
February 22, 2024 Artemis says expanded Blackwater gold mine would generate $370m annual cash flow Development of the first phase is nearing completion, with the project expected to pour its first gold bar in the second half of 2024.
February 22, 2024 Surge Battery declares highest-grade lithium clay resource in US The inferred resource totals 4.7 million tonnes of lithium carbonate equivalent grading 2,839 ppm.
February 22, 2024 Gold gives scientists clues to develop more resilient materials Researchers with the US SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory explore the mechanisms that allow gold to become harder instead of falling apart like other materials when zapped with high-energy laser pulses.
February 22, 2024 Teck hits record copper production on Quebrada Blanca ramp-up Production of the metal surged 58% to 103,000 tonnes in Q4 2023 as the mine was operating near design throughput capacity by year-end.
February 22, 2024 Newmont to sell six non-core assets in Canada, Australia The world's largest gold miner will use proceeds to cut debt, which stood at $8 billion at the end of 2023.
Chile mining group sees 2026 copper output at up to 5.7mt Sonami, which represents mining companies, also forecast the average price of copper at $4.50 per pound this year. January 13, 2026 | 07:09 am
