January 31, 2021 Colombian authorities dismantle illegal mine funding powerful drug cartel An illegal gold operation in Colombia’s Chocó department was funding the Clan del Golfo.
January 31, 2021 Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral Jarosite is abundant on Mars’ surface, but not so much on Earth.
January 31, 2021 Chile’s Mining Production Index falls in December The 9.3% drop in the Mining Production Index pushed down the Industrial Production Index by 4.1% in 12 months.
January 29, 2021 Mining the Amazon brings low returns for local communities – study The Amazon currently has more than 4,470 illegal mining sites.
January 29, 2021 Uganda tungsten miner files competition case against International Tin Association Owner of Uganda's only tungsten mine has filed a claim against the ITA over alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
January 29, 2021 Scotgold shares fall on “teething” issues at Cononish The Scottish miner revealed a series of hiccups standing in the way of its plans to ramp up production at Cononish.
January 29, 2021 Silver prices rally for a second day on Reddit frenzy Reddit traders may find other commodities harder to hit, analysts say.
January 29, 2021 Kyrgyzstan bans foreign companies from future mining projects The economy of the Central Asian nation relies heavily on gold mining.
January 29, 2021 Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection Chengdu Tianqi Industrial Group will receive up 16 billion yuan that may help the miner to pay down debt.
January 29, 2021 Thyssenkrupp’s Canada plant to produce 11,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year Thyssenkrupp’s Canadian subsidiary will build an 88-megawatt water electrolysis plant capable of producing 11,100 tonnes of hydrogen per year.
Italy seeks over $8 billion in damages from ArcelorMittal over ILVA steelworks, FT reports Acciaierie d'Italia has sued over alleged mismanagement of the steelworks. January 12, 2026 | 01:23 pm