December 3, 2021 Tailings pond collapse affects world’s highest human settlement The collapse of a tailings facility in Peru’s Ananea district has destroyed a segment of the main road that connects the area with the neighbouring La Rinconada mining district.
December 3, 2021 MMG to shut down operations at Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December Operations at the mine were disrupted for nearly 400 days over five years due to on-and-off road blockades.
December 2, 2021 Exploration Snapshot: Eight companies searching for future mines Mining companies are scouring the globe for new deposits.
December 2, 2021 Revival Gold stock surges on drill results at Beartrack-Arnett in Idaho Drilling intercepted 4.34 g/t gold over 110.6 meters including 12 g/t gold over 13.7 meters and 8.8 g/t gold over 11.8 meters.
December 2, 2021 Chinese embassy calls upon citizens to leave three provinces in the DRC An attack on November 24 against an artisanal gold mine in Ituri province left four people dead, including two Chinese nationals.
December 2, 2021 Hummingbird Resources restarts Mali gold mine It said stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below the bottom end of the expected 100,000-110,000 gold ounces range.
December 2, 2021 Yamana Gold ups production targets after find in Quebec It expects gold output from its Canadian mines to reach 500,000 ounces a year by 2028 thanks to new mineralized zones found at Wasamac.
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.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
