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.

January 28, 2021

Fast-charging EV batteries closer to hitting the market

Researchers at Penn State University have developed a lithium-iron-phosphate battery with a range of 250 miles.

January 28, 2021

Max Resource expands landholdings in Colombia by 300%

The Vancouver-based miner acquired 2,000 square-kilometres of highly prospective areas for copper-silver mineralization in northeastern Colombia.

January 28, 2021

First Majestic scores small win in Mexico tax dispute

Local judge declined to charge the Canadian miner with tax fraud, but case is far from closed.

January 28, 2021

Coal wins curious reprieve in Biden’s assault on climate change

He froze the sale of leases to extract oil and gas from federal land, but he left out fossil fuel most widely blamed for global warming.

January 28, 2021

Anglo American H2 production back up to 95%

Company has trimmed its production guidance for diamonds in 2021 owing to ongoing operational challenges.

January 27, 2021

DeepGreen Metals upgrades seafloor resource estimate

The polymetallic nodule fields in the CCZ of the Pacific represent the largest known, undeveloped nickel resource on the planet, the company said.

January 27, 2021

Five green energy trends topping miners’ agendas in 2021 – report

Wood Mackenzie says commodities will increasingly be marketed on their green credentials.

January 27, 2021

Northern Dynasty stock surges as it releases Pebble appeal details

It has received additional support from the State of Alaska, which has also submitted a request to appeal to the USACE.

January 27, 2021

Fresnillo shares drop on lower gold output forecast

Mexico's largest gold producer said a land slip in the Noche Buena project last year resulted in limited access to mining in deeper areas.