August 4, 2021

Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill

Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.

August 4, 2021

Copper price down on softer growth in US and China

Chinese policymakers have been trying to tame surging commodity prices — from coal to copper.

August 4, 2021

Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel

The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.

August 4, 2021

Quebec injects $10.7m into Monarch to help reopen Beaufor gold mine

Provincial loan agreement will be used to restart the company's now idled Beaufor gold mine and Beacon mill.

August 3, 2021

Canada’s newest gold mine begins commercial production

Pure Gold mine, milling facilities, and other critical systems are operating in line with or close to design capacity of 800t per day.

August 3, 2021

Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium

Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.

August 3, 2021

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.

August 2, 2021

Australia and Guinea to drive global bauxite production growth – report

Fitch forecasts Australian bauxite production growth to average 4% y-o-y in 2021, and Guinea's bauxite output to rise from 84.5mnt in 2021 to 133.8mnt in 2030.

August 2, 2021

Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.

July 30, 2021

State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report

While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.