August 5, 2021 Resolute Mining sells Bibiani mine to Asante Gold for $90 million Sale reduces Western Australia-based miner's portfolio to only two gold assets — Syama in Mali and Mako in Senegal.
August 4, 2021 Tin price surge to subside by end of year – report The tin market outperformed all other base metals in the first half of this year.
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.
Mkango launches rare earth plant in Britain using recycled materials The new plant adds to Britain's strategy to increase critical minerals supply, aiming to meet 10% of domestic demand from local mining and 20% from recycling by 2035. January 15, 2026 | 08:55 am