January 31, 2023 Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populations A recent study found that illegal gold and copper mining in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama is decimating the populations of five newly-described tree-dwelling snake species.
January 31, 2023 Canada injects $75 million into BHP’s Jansen potash mine BHP is building Jansen in stages, with the first one estimated to cost $5.7 billion and yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.
January 30, 2023 Nicola Mining plans to restart Cariboo gold mill The company is completing final preparations to commence gold mill near Merritt, BC.
January 30, 2023 Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia The loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” widget has triggered a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.
January 29, 2023 Loulo-Gounkoto to keep going for years to come – Barrick CEO Barrick said that the development of a third underground mine at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex is on track to start ore production from stoping in the second quarter of 2023.
January 29, 2023 Mummified golden boy comes ‘back to life’ in Egypt The recently studied mummy of a teenage boy of high socioeconomic status is a showcase of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life after death.
January 26, 2023 2023 is ‘likely to surprise’ us as much as 2022 did, finds White & Case survey Inflation and geopolitics have overtaken ESG as the biggest concerns.
January 26, 2023 How wildcat mining is behind the Yanomami crisis in Brazil The Brazilian government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people.
January 24, 2023 Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat Heavy metals are present in batteries, cosmetics, food and other things that are part of everyday life.
January 23, 2023 Violent demonstrations roil Peru’s southern copper and tourism heartland The nation’s transport regulator reported dozens of highway blockades as of Monday morning, many of them near the southern border with Bolivia.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
