April 23, 2021 Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance Part 2: A walk down memory lane Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum.
April 23, 2021 Brazil court flags rupture risk at Vale’s Norte Larajeiras dam Vale slashed output from its Brucutu mine in December to evaluate the stability of the Norte Larajeiras dam.
April 23, 2021 Zimbabwe gold output down 30% in first quarter Small-scale miners who produce half of the mineral say shafts were flooded by above normal rainfall during the period.
April 23, 2021 Debswana to sink $6bn into Jwaneng underground mine The expansion will produce as much as 9 million carats per year, extending the current diamond mine’s lifespan by 20 years.
April 23, 2021 Foran Mining wants to develop world’s first carbon-neutral copper project The miner will record emissions and purchase offsets for the carbon emitted from exploration activities over the past decade at the McIlvenna Bay deposit.
April 23, 2021 Anglo American restarts Queensland coal mine amid union backlash The underground mine had been closed since a methane explosion last year left five workers seriously injured.
April 22, 2021 Bureaucratic delays force layoffs at Taseko’s Gibraltar copper mine in BC Almost a year has gone by since the company first informed the government of its plans to move a mine shovel from one pit to an older adjacent pit, and…
April 22, 2021 Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance — Part 1: The story behind everything no one is telling you Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum.
April 22, 2021 Iamgold recalls workers to Westwood mine Iamgold reduced the size of its workforce in November, following a suspension due to a seismic event.
April 22, 2021 Poland reaches union deal on gradual coal mine shutdown plan Poland's government reached a compromise with trade unions on Thursday over a plan to gradually close coal mines by 2049.
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
