April 25, 2021 Meteorites give clues of possible existence of present-day microbial life on Mars The same way microbes live in the depths of Earth’s and feed off minerals like pyrite, tiny organisms could exist in Mars subsurface.
April 23, 2021 Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance Part 4: The secret to China’s success Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum.
April 23, 2021 Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance — Part 3: Metal is the only thing that matters Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum.
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…
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
