December 10, 2021

Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace

Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.

December 10, 2021

Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project

Anglo will invest a further $700 million in the project, Britain's largest new mine project in decades, to get it off the ground.

December 9, 2021

COP26 fails to address supply chain challenges in metals and mining sector — report

Today, the gap between ambition and action is greater than ever, and the part that companies involved in the industry will be required to play, remains hazy at best, says…

December 9, 2021

ICMM members paid over $23 billion in taxes in 2020 — report

ICMM members commit to contract transparency.

December 9, 2021

New uranium-containing mineral could provide information on how to clean up nuclear waste

Oldsite forms from the interaction of air and water with uranium and iron-sulphide ores in humid underground environments.

December 9, 2021

Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested in Greece

The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country.

December 8, 2021

Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef

Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.

December 8, 2021

Iron has been key for life on earth. What about on other planets?

Oxford scientists have uncovered the likely mechanisms by which iron influenced the development of complex life forms.

December 8, 2021

Harte Gold gets creditor protection as Silver Lake closes in

Silver Lake hopes to grab the troubled Canadian miner through a subscription agreement and a C$10 million loan.

December 7, 2021

Mining companies assess damage as British Columbia recovers from floods

B.C.’s Public Safety Minister said the scale of the flood damage in the region was “extraordinary” and efforts were now being made to remove the debris and rebuild.