December 1, 2021 Iron ore price up on supply concerns in China Some border cities in China's Inner Mongolia region and Heilongjiang province have halted non-container imports by rail for commodities including iron ore.
December 1, 2021 Asteroid “ideal for mining exploration” to enter Earth’s orbit next week An asteroid as big as a football field has been singled out by scientists as an ideal target for a mining exploration mission.
December 1, 2021 Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.
November 30, 2021 Dalian iron ore price up on restocking demand "China's steel demand is now bottoming out," said CreditSights in a note.
November 30, 2021 Turquoise Hill okays Oyu Tolgoi $75m bridging budget Sum allows the miner to continue progressing critical activities at the underground expansion, but doesn’t guarantee further crucial investment will get approved.
November 30, 2021 Capstone Mining, Mantos Copper to merge The new miner, Capstone Copper, will have a combined 2021 production base of more than 175,000 tonnes and 4.9m tonnes in reserves.
November 29, 2021 Auxico plans to build $116 million rare earth refinery in Colombia Auxico’s plant will incorporate standard metallurgical processes plus innovative extraction technologies
November 29, 2021 Iron ore price back above $100 despite omicron variant fears CITIC said that commodity prices could be pressured by the pandemic situation in the short term but would be supported by easing property policy in China in the long run.
November 29, 2021 Plant cellulose can be used to extract neodymium from e-waste Penn State University researchers developed new nanotechnology to separate neodymium found in electronic waste using plant cellulose.
November 29, 2021 Hummingbird Resources shares collapse after halting Mali mine It said the stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below the bottom end of its 100,000 to 110,000 gold ounces range for 2021.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am