April 8, 2022 Barrick pulls the trigger on Pueblo Viejo expansion Barrick and the Dominican Republic have completed a review on where to place the Pueblo Viejo expansion project tailings storage facility.
April 8, 2022 Tesla may start mining lithium as Musk cites battery metal cost There is no shortage of the element itself, as lithium is almost everywhere on Earth, but pace of extraction/refinement is slow, Musk said in a Tweet.
April 8, 2022 Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022 Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022 amid historically low stockpiles of metal on global exchanges, but for most […]
April 8, 2022 Canadian miners cheer Ottawa’s critical minerals budget plan Canada's critical mineral deposits at current prices are valued at approximately C$340 billion, a senior official said.
April 8, 2022 Rio says climate change “at heart of strategy” after investors demand action Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said the company had committed to increasing research spending to develop technologies enabling its customers to decarbonize.
April 8, 2022 London market blocks newly refined Russian platinum and palladium The decision comes a month after a similar industry group, the London Bullion Market Association, suspended the accreditation of Russian refiners.
April 8, 2022 Rusal ‘disagrees’ with Rio taking control of refiner Queensland Alumina Rio's move effectively cuts Rusal's access to production and management at the refiner under an Australian ban against exporting alumina and aluminum ores.
April 8, 2022 Rio Tinto’s board backs Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea Getting Simandou under development would be a second major win for Chief Executive Officer Jakob Stausholm.
April 8, 2022 Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.
April 8, 2022 World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to cut off additional sources of revenue for Moscow.
CHARTS: New study shows global mining is now a brownfield industry The rise of brownfield mining and the fall in grassroots exploration is reshaping global mineral supply with the early 2020s marked as turning point. January 22, 2026 | 01:08 pm
