March 23, 2021

Fundão dam disaster case judge’s impartiality under scrutiny

Prosecutors alleged 'repeated abusive conduct' practiced by the court of the 12th Federal Court of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

March 23, 2021

Trafigura sees green copper supercycle driving prices to $15,000

The world’s biggest copper trader expects the metal to breach $10,000 a tonne this year, before entering a range of $12,000 to $15,000 a tonne over the coming decade.

March 23, 2021

Nornickel to cut emissions in Russia’s border region with Norway, Finland

Company has shut down a metallurgical processing facility in Russia’s border region which had been the area’s main source of sulphur dioxide emissions.

March 23, 2021

Rio Tinto steps up efforts to repair damaged Indigenous ties

The miner will form an Indigenous advisory group to help it better understand issues affecting Indigenous Australians, identify gaps in current protocols and re-establish trust over time.

March 23, 2021

Barrick sees win-win strategy in Golden Sunlight mine closure project

By reprocessing tailings, Barrick Gold will obtain concentrated sulfur for its Nevada Gold Mines and eliminate a source of potential groundwater contamination.

March 22, 2021

Equinox releases feasibility on expansion of “cornerstone” Castle Mountain

The expansion would increase production to an average of 218,000 gold oz. annually.

March 22, 2021

Glencore says Australian nickel plant running at reduced production after outage

Repair work is underway at Glencore PLC's Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt plant in Western Australia following a component failure at an acid plant that left the facility running at…

March 22, 2021

Australian coal exports disrupted as deluge shuts rails, slows port

Glencore said it has reduced output at some sites as a safety precaution.

March 21, 2021

Barrick reports strong financials in 2020

In its 2020 annual report, the mining giant said it now has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry.

March 19, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma; Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021; Massive new port could give Vale…