February 2, 2021 Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay.
February 2, 2021 Rio Tinto ready for winter drilling at Janice Lake Rio Tinto Exploration Canada mobilized two drills and will focus on the Rafuse target and the Jansem prospect.
February 2, 2021 Gem Diamonds ends 2020 with a bang as demand improves It emerged as one of the few miners to record revenue growth, driven by a sharp recovery in prices and sales during the second half of 2020.
February 1, 2021 Golden Minerals pours first gold at Rodeo in Mexico Mining at Rodeo kicked off in mid-January after the company received the final environmental permits for the project in mid-November 2020.
February 1, 2021 India cuts import tax on gold, industry expects drop in smuggling India cut import duties on gold and silver to 7.5% from 12.5%, but imposed a 2.5% cess - a separate tax - on the imports.
February 1, 2021 McEwen shares up on Black Fox update Company has reported progress with the turnaround at its gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.
February 1, 2021 Premier unveils top-level team for spun-off i-80 Gold The new US-focused gold miner will be led by Premier's current president and CEO Ewan Downie.
February 1, 2021 Scientists develop method to detect radioactive materials in gold, copper Uranium and thorium are often found in the gold and copper that go into the electrical components of circuits and other electronic instruments.
February 1, 2021 Ucore, Innovation Metals’ REE separation plant to be commissioned soon The plant allows for the bulk separation and purification of both heavy REEs and light REEs for the production of rare-earth oxides.
February 1, 2021 Glencore inks “ethical cobalt” deal with FREYR It will supply 3,700 tonnes of cobalt metal cut cathodes, a core component in FREYR's lithium-ion battery cells.
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
