March 9, 2021

NGOs lambaste LBMA’s gold sourcing program

Five advocacy groups have asked the EU not to endorse the market authority's policing of gold refineries.

March 8, 2021

Coal India approves 32 mining projects worth $6.4 billion

The world’s biggest miner is counting on a revival in demand for the fuel.

March 8, 2021

Friedland-backed HPX to fast-track Guinea iron ore project

High Power Exploration (HPX) raised $200 million for its proposed Nimba iron ore mine in southeastern Guinea.

March 8, 2021

Namibia’s marine diamond miner’s production hit by covid-19, drops 13% in 2020

Debmarine Namibia, a subsidiary of Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers, on Monday reported a 13% drop in production to 1.125 million […]

March 8, 2021

IGF proposes policy actions to support women in mining

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

March 8, 2021

Gold, silver demonstrate viability of new process for building ultralight materials

Nanometer-sized metal struts that form nested networks on separate hierarchical levels demonstrated to provide great strength while remaining ultralight.

March 8, 2021

Sibanye calls for mega-merger with AngloGold, Gold Fields

The move would create a South African rival to the world’s largest producers, Newmont and Barrick Gold.

March 7, 2021

Nornickel to provide $2bn for Norilsk’s development

Industrial waste clean-up is among the priorities set up in a deal signed between the miner and federal government and regional authorities.

March 7, 2021

Endeavour Mining CEO Sebastien de Montessus is our Mining Person of the Year for 2020

Since de Montessus became Endeavour's CEO in 2016, the company has built two mines.

March 7, 2021

Rare earth unlocks key reaction in copper, gold, silver, uranium mineralization

The new finding on the role of cerium came out of the ‘Olympic Dam in a test tube’ project.