April 21, 2022

CATL wins $135m lithium project in race for materials

The mine will supply a new lithium battery production and manufacturing base in Yichun.

April 21, 2022

Los Pelambres expansion to cost Antofagasta $900m more than planned

The ongoing project at Los Pelambres copper mine in Chile will cost $2.2bn, up from last year's estimate of $1.7bn and a 70% jump from the original $1.3bn figure.

April 20, 2022

MOBI Latam, EnergyX aim to create Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain

Bolivia has 9 million tonnes of identified lithium resources buried beneath its salt flats, yet the country has had barely any production of lithium chemicals.

April 20, 2022

Black lung cases increasing among US coal miners

Researchers found higher levels of silica dust in the lung tissue of contemporary coal miners compared to the lung tissue of previous generations of coal miners.

April 20, 2022

SolGold’s Cascabel could be “top 20” mine in South America

Long-delayed pre-feasibility study for the copper-gold project in Ecuador confirms Cascabel is "no ordinary mining asset."

April 20, 2022

De Beers back to search for diamonds in Angola

The diamond miner has inked two mineral investment deals with the country's government granting the company exploration rights for 35 years.

April 19, 2022

Iron ore price retreats as China vows to cut steel output in 2022

China will reduce crude steel output this year, after slashing production in 2021 in line with its goal to control carbon emissions.

April 19, 2022

Namibian cuprous oxide gemstone could hold key to quantum computers

Researchers found that a naturally mined cuprous oxide gemstone from Namibia can help produce Rydberg polaritons.

April 18, 2022

Last leg of Ring of Fire road enters the environmental assessment process  

Access to the region in Northern Ontario is a challenge as paved roads are at least 300 km away.

April 18, 2022

Eight workers missing at Trevali’s Perkoa mine in Burkina Faso as flooding suspends operations 

The mine was evacuated, and rescue efforts are ongoing with support from the government, local communities and other mining companies in the area.