September 20, 2021

Rainbow Rare Earths to use special separation tech at South Africa project

The company will apply Florida, US-based K-Technologies' separation method in its Phalaborwa rare earths project in South Africa.

September 17, 2021

Condor Gold finds “significant” gold system at Cacao

Find corresponds to a fully preserved epithermal gold system, with grades increasing at depth, the company said.

September 17, 2021

Australia approves controversial Whitehaven coal mine expansion

The backing of the federal environment minister is described by advocates as a betrayal.

September 16, 2021

Sonoro Gold completes PEA on Cerro Caliche in Mexico

Sonoro has an option to acquire 100% of the project, about 45 km from the town of Magdalena de Kino.

September 16, 2021

Rio Tinto hit with fresh tax bill in Australia

The country's tax authority is asking Rio to pay $277m related to a 2015 borrowing used to pay an intragroup dividend.

September 16, 2021

New database to help mining companies predict behavior of tailings flows

Researches at the University of Waterloo found that catastrophic tailings flows have happened once every two to three years since 1965.

September 15, 2021

ALROSA unveils updated digital auction format

The technologies enable buyers to remotely analyze the key parameters of every diamond.

September 15, 2021

Iron ore price plunges on falling steel output

China's monthly crude steel production slipped for the third straight month to 83.24 million tonnes in August.

September 15, 2021

BHP inks supply deals for Jansen potash output

The non-binding agreements with major importers would cover 100% of future potash production from the Canadian mine.

September 15, 2021

Chile lowers copper price estimate for 2021 on weak demand, US stimulus

The world's top copper producing nation expects the metal to average $4.20 per pound this year, from a previous estimate of $4.30 per pound.