March 15, 2022

Turquoise Hill shareholders could score big with Rio’s bid

Analysts predict Turquoise Hill investors will seek a higher offer than the current C$34/share bid, perhaps greater than C$50/share.

March 15, 2022

Blockade halts Southern Copper’s Cuajone mine in Peru

Operations at the massive copper mine have been suspended since Feb. 28 after protestors cut water access and blocked a key railroad.

March 14, 2022

Lithium mining: ‘A new Bolivia’, says EnergyX CEO

Teague Egan says EnergyX has the technology that can help Bolivia unlock its lithium.

March 14, 2022

Copper price falls on demand concerns in China

"Market sentiment is bearish as supplies are starting to ramp up."

March 13, 2022

International trade data on emerald, ruby supply skewed – report

A report by Gemfields rings the alarm bell on the lack of reliability of data related to the international supply and trade of coloured gemstones.

March 13, 2022

Kimberlites provide clues as to how what happens on earth’s surface affects the lower mantle

Kimberlites are messengers from the lowest regions of the earth's mantle.

March 11, 2022

Lithium mining, climate change impacting flamingo populations in Chile

Two of the three flamingo species that breed in the lithium-rich Atacama salt flat have lost 10 to 12% of their populations in just 11 years.

March 11, 2022

Guinea junta halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron ore project

The 2-billion-tonne iron ore deposit has sat undeveloped in Guinea's southeast for 25 years.

March 10, 2022

Kinross pours first gold at La Coipa mine in Chile

It said is on track to ramp up to full production at the gold mine, located in the country’s northern Atacama region, by mid-year.

March 10, 2022

How ‘leaky waves’ from ambient noise can reveal what lies underneath earth’s surface

Researchers have improved the way of studying the geologic structures beneath earth's surface by using ambient noise.