October 28, 2021

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.

October 28, 2021

Rio Tinto sells last Argyle diamonds at record highs

Mining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of production, during which the mine was the source of 90% of the world’s prized pink stones.

October 27, 2021

Iron ore price retreats amid Chinese intervention to cool commodity prices

"Steel supply is expected to be restricted continuously, iron ore demand will be dented in the long term," CITIC Securities analysts said in a note.

October 27, 2021

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter

Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.

October 27, 2021

Equinox breaks ground at one of Canada’s largest gold mines

The $1.23bn Greenstone Gold Mines project will produce more than 400,000 ounces of gold annually for the first five years of operations.

October 27, 2021

Fresnillo’s production hit by labour shortages, lower grades

The Mexico-focused precious metals miner is grappling with a staff shortage triggered by labour reforms in the country.

October 26, 2021

B2Gold to sell Burkina Faso project to West African Resources

Kiaka is within 40 km of West African Resources' Sanbrado gold mine, which poured its first gold in March 2020.

October 26, 2021

How Brazil could become a ‘green lithium powerhouse’

Sigma Lithium is advancing among the largest hard-rock lithium deposits in the Americas at its Grota do Cirilo project, applying an environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-centric strategy.

October 26, 2021

Colombian regulator shelves AngloGold’s permit request for Quebradona

ANLA's decision effectively halts the project's development, but does not deny the permit request.

October 25, 2021

Iron ore price rebounds while La Niña threatens to worsen energy crisis

Iron ore prices dropped last week as risk sentiment was hurt by fears over growth in China, and as coal prices slumped.