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.

January 29, 2021

BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

January 28, 2021

China’s Shandong ramps up industrial safety checks after gold mine blast

The province of Shandong plans to launch inspections of key industrial sectors in a bid to uncover safety risks.

January 28, 2021

Silver price surges as GameStop traders move into precious metals

Shares in small nickel and cobalt explorer GME Resources also jumped as much as 53%, apparently driven by the similarity of its stock ticker code to the US videogame retailer.

January 28, 2021

Turquoise Hill seeks interim order against Rio over Mongolia mine funding

Moves aims to "protect viability" of Turquoise's funding strategy for the vast Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold-silver mine.