December 29, 2022 Maduro exhorts Venezuelan army to combat environmental destruction caused by illegal gold mining Nicolas Maduro’s call follows a social media post by Leonardo DiCaprio. Yet, intergovernmental organizations and NGOs say illegal mining is fostered by his administration.
December 29, 2022 Two minerals never seen on earth extracted from meteorite sample Ever heard about elaliite and elkinstantonite?
December 28, 2022 BHP responds to allegations of abandoned mine reclamation plan in Chile Global miner BHP said the Cerro Jarón reclamation plan is missing a sanitary permit.
December 27, 2022 Ecuador to launch security program for mining projects The Ecuadorian government is preparing a security program for mining assets. As the country’s public-private partnerships secretary Roberto Salas told BNamericas, areas […]
December 27, 2022 Copper price hits 2-week high as China further eases covid curbs China will stop requiring inbound travelers to go into quarantine starting from Jan. 8.
December 27, 2022 CSN closes $500m iron ore purchase and sale deal with Glencore CSN Mineração is the second largest exporter of iron ore in Brazil.
December 27, 2022 Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be readily formed without atmospheric oxygen.
December 26, 2022 Anglo American carries out water reclamation project in Brazil The water employed in the operation of the pipeline that transports iron ore from Minas Rio to São João da Barra is set to be reused.
December 26, 2022 Rescue work continues after gold mine collapse in China Twenty two of the 40 workers were rescued after the mine collapsed.
December 26, 2022 Turns out that gold objects were also valued during the Bronze Age Archaeologists identified a 4000-year-old gold-working toolkit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
