September 27, 2020 Venezuelan opposition party demands environmentally friendlier mining operations Encuentro Ciudadano is preparing a report aimed at informing discussions currently underway to modify the country’s mining law.
September 25, 2020 Gold dealers charged in $185 million scheme to con the elderly Two LA-based dealers have been charged with swindling senior citizens on precious-metals purchases in the run-up to this year’s record high in gold prices.
September 25, 2020 Chilean lawmakers push on with glacier protection law The bill, to be voted in Congress, could hinder construction of large mining projects or imply higher costs to meet regulations.
September 25, 2020 Poland to close coal mines by 2049 in deal with unions Government will implement a gradual closure of the remaining coal mines.
September 24, 2020 Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans “We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…
September 24, 2020 China accuses Chinalco rare earth unit of breaking pollution regulations The unit was previously punished for environmental violations in 2018 along with a Chinalco subsidiary in northwestern China.
September 23, 2020 Pebble Partnership CEO resigns over leaked tape Comments made about elected and regulatory officials in Alaska in private conversations videotaped by an environmental activist group.
September 23, 2020 Tesla bets on mining with Nevada lithium claim The company is planning to build its own cathode factory.
September 22, 2020 Taseko advances Florence permitting in Arizona Company said its copper project in Arizona received strong support at a public hearing held by the Department of Environmental Quality.
September 21, 2020 Mountain Province resumes diamonds sales in Antwerp Company sold 210,661 carats for a total of $8.9 million or $42 per carat at its first traditional diamond sale since the pandemic began on Sept. 19.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
