April 12, 2021 Equinox begins Bermejal underground development Higher grade ore from the Bermejal underground mine will contribute to increasing production at Los Filos in future years, Equinox says.
April 12, 2021 Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional” Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium.
April 12, 2021 Implantable gold sensor can help monitor vital values, drug effectiveness An implantable sensor based on color-stable gold nanoparticles is now capable of monitoring the human body for months.
April 12, 2021 Rio Tinto commits to higher Citadel spend The world’s second largest miner has earmarked almost $19m for this year, up from $10m in 2020.
April 12, 2021 Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election He has also vowed to enforce environmental protection rules and secure Indigenous communities' participation in deciding the future of projects.
April 11, 2021 In the midst of a presidential election, Peru mining sector reports mixed results Copper production in Peru has been on a slow roller coaster but it is expected to rise by 16% by year-end.
April 11, 2021 Xinjiang coal mine accident traps 21 – China state media A section of the mine filled with water when 29 miners were working at the site in Hutubi county.
April 11, 2021 Mineral-eating intraterrestrial bacteria may give clues on extraterrestrial life These bacteria, which spread out and form biofilms, are being tested at a former gold mine in South Dakota.
April 9, 2021 Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.
April 9, 2021 The need for a battery gold rush in US US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
