October 28, 2022 RANKED: The world’s top 10 most valuable base and precious metal mines Ranking is topped by a polymetallic mine in Russia’s arctic boasting ore with a value of nearly $900 billion at today’s prices.
October 28, 2022 Cameco reports Q3 uranium contracting gains, touts scooping Russian market share Pending the new contracts’ finalization, the total volume of uranium successfully contracted since the beginning of 2022 is expected to be about 77 million lb.
October 28, 2022 Hochschild makes headway at gold project in Brazil The Posse gold project in Brazil’s central state of Goías is 16% completed, only two months after obtaining its environmental permit.
October 28, 2022 Researchers develop Play-Doh-like material that conducts electricity like metal This goes against all of the known rules about conductivity.
October 28, 2022 Teck Resources hikes cost of QB2 copper project in Chile again Quebrada Blanca phase 2 is now expected to cost $7.4bn to $7.75bn, up from a July guidance of $6.9bn to $7bn, and an earlier estimate of $4.7bn.
October 27, 2022 Greatland Gold to extend Havieron study on “promising” drilling results The miner has pushed back completion of the feasibility study for the project in the Paterson province of WA.
October 27, 2022 Opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining may lead to massive forest losses A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining projects would lead to massive losses of forest coverage.
October 25, 2022 Studying unintended consequences of mercury mitigation strategies key to artisanal mining sustainability goals There are about 10 to 19 million people involved in ASGM activities in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.
October 24, 2022 Marathon Gold given Fisheries Act okay for Valentine project in Newfoundland The company can now move forward with activities such as dewatering small freshwater ponds for open pit mine development.
October 23, 2022 Chilean mines’ demand for clean energy solutions could be met by local businesses – report Such demand could be met by local companies as long as they ramp up the production of green fuels and their manufacturing capabilities when it comes to electrifying mining fleets.
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
