January 20, 2022

Political instability in the DRC may affect global battery supply chain – report

According to Fitch, increased risk of instability between the DRC’s cabinet and parliament could add pressure to the global battery supply chain.

January 20, 2022

Giant black diamond said to come from space could fetch $6.8 million

The 555.55-carat gem, dubbed "The Enigma," is the largest faceted fancy black diamond to ever be sold at an auction.

January 19, 2022

Copper plays a role in ozone depletion –research

New research by UC Berkeley geochemists shows that copper in soil and seawater acts as a catalyst to turn organic matter into both methyl bromide and methyl chloride, two potent…

January 19, 2022

Antofagasta says Chile water shortage to hit 2022 production

The company, which saw 2021 copper production drop by 1.7% to 721,500 tonnes, anticipates churning out 660,000 to 690,000 tonnes this year.

January 18, 2022

Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers

Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.

January 18, 2022

First Quantum to pay $375m a year in royalties to Panama

The Canadian miner has reached a deal with the country's government to increase royalty payments from its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine.

January 17, 2022

BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines

The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp.

January 16, 2022

One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations

The Challhuahuacho community signed a memorandum of understanding committing to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor.

January 16, 2022

CO2 storage project in America’s coal country one step closer to becoming a reality

Recent drilling by CarbonSAFE is expected to provide information on the viability of a second carbon storage site in the top coal-producing state in the US.

January 16, 2022

Flawed diamonds may be the key to quantum internet

Japanese researchers discovered that diamonds’ atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing.