August 2, 2022 Royal Gold ups royalty on Cortez gold complex in Nevada Royal Gold paid $525 million in cash to Rio Tinto for a 1.2% gross royalty on the Cortez gold complex in Nevada.
August 2, 2022 Ancient rocks reveal how earth avoided Mars-like fate The development of earth’s solid inner core had everything to do with the rejuvenation of the swirling liquid iron in the planet’s outer core, which generates its protective magnetic field,…
August 1, 2022 Globally more is being spent on coal than copper mining New report shows growing disconnect between rhetoric on energy transition, which requires exponential growth in copper mining, and the realities of going green.
July 31, 2022 Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.
July 29, 2022 Research on earth’s ancient water cycle may shed new light on how largest gold deposits formed A new study shows that water was transported much deeper in the early earth than previously thought.
July 28, 2022 ArcelorMittal to buy Brazil steelmaker CSP for $2.2 billion With the deal, the world's second-largest steelmaker is adding an installed capacity of 3 million tonnes a year of steel slabs.
July 27, 2022 Teck Resources boss to leave after 17 years at top job Don Lindsay, who will leave by the end of September, led a number of large deals during his time at Teck, but also received criticism from investors over his pay…
July 27, 2022 How a lake and a volcano produced a rare mineral on Mars Researchers have figured out how tridymite formed in Mars’ Gale Crater.
July 26, 2022 Rare earths-free thermoelectric converters now viable – research Researchers have developed a new material to avoid using rare earths in heat-to-energy conversion devices.
July 25, 2022 Foran orders Sandvik BEV equipment for McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan Foran's McIlvenna Bay project is intended to be the centre of a new mining camp in a prolific district that has already been producing for 100 years.
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am