March 2, 2021 Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.
March 1, 2021 US Forest Service rescinds environmental report for Rio’s Arizona copper mine The decision effectively reverses one made by officials in the waning days of former President Donald Trump's administration.
March 1, 2021 Vale drills caused Brumadinho dam collapse, police say Investigation concluded that the disaster was triggered by vertical perforations in a weak point of the structure.
March 1, 2021 To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them? Biden plans to allow mines that produce EV metals to be developed under existing environmental standards, rather than face a tightened process that would apply to other materials.
March 1, 2021 Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara It has spent over $385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations.
March 1, 2021 Combination with Freeport had a lot of logic – Barrick CEO Freeport Chief Executive Richard Adkerson said he has no desire to combine Freeport with Barrick or another gold producer.
March 1, 2021 Nornickel operations chief to leave in management shake-up Chief Operating Officer Sergey Dyachenko is leaving the company as part of a management restructuring.
March 1, 2021 Endeavour pivots to exploration to shake ‘M&A junkie’ image after deal spree CEO Sebastien de Montessus said his priority now is to show shareholders he is committed to organic growth in six core gold mines across Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Burkina Faso.
February 26, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company.
February 26, 2021 Vale bullish on metal prices, seeks to accelerate copper projects The iron ore miner is confident in the trajectory of copper in 2021.
Silver Crown Royalties soars to new high on Gentile investment Michael Gentile, as co-founder of Montreal-based hedge fund Bastion Asset Management, is the largest shareholder in over 25 junior miners. January 13, 2026 | 10:54 am
