March 15, 2021

Fortescue fast-tracks zero emissions target to 2030

The iron ore miner plans to become carbon neutral in nine years and also intends to start producing green hydrogen as soon as 2023.

March 14, 2021

Southern Copper to invest $8bn in Peruvian projects

Peru media reports that Southern Copper, a subsidiary of Grupo México, will keep pushing for the Tía María project.

March 14, 2021

Over a hundred known, potentially contaminated mine waste sites in British Columbia – NGOs

Maps produced by SkeenaWild and the BC Mining Law Reform Network show that the mine waste sites threaten to pollute waters, fish habitat and communities across British Columbia.

March 14, 2021

Top Chinese steelmaking city to punish firms that stray from anti-pollution plan

Firms in the city's heavy industry have been told to limit or halt production during heavily polluted days.

March 14, 2021

Researchers find new way to locate untapped rare earths deposits worldwide

Fayalite holds the key to locating new REEs deposits.

March 13, 2021

Congo Republic signs deal on revoked iron ore licenses with Sangha Mining

Sangha Mining said it will invest $10 billion to develop the projects.

March 12, 2021

American drillers line up to unlock Colombian copper riches

Authorities plan to award five copper exploration blocks by the end of June in Cordoba and La Guajira provinces.

March 12, 2021

PDAC: Think big, exploration opportunity is huge, says BHP’s Laura Tyler

Tyler believes that the golden years of exploration are yet to come.

March 12, 2021

The road to the first US domestic hard-rock lithium supply chain

Piedmont's deal to supply spodumene from North Carolina to Tesla represents the start of the first domestic lithium supply chain, CEO says.

March 12, 2021

Historic Phoenix mine target of Gold Dawn’s airborne survey

Golden Dawn Minerals has completed a helicopter-borne VTEM and magnetics survey over the old Phoenix copper mine at its Greenwood precious metals project in BC.