January 8, 2021

Beny Steinmetz’s bribery trial to begin Monday

The owner of BSG Resources is accused of paying the wife of Guinea’s deceased former president to secure the concession rights to the Simandou iron ore project.

January 8, 2021

UK shareholder raises concerns over Rio, BHP Arizona mine

LAPFF, whose member schemes manage more than 300 billion pounds in assets, has direct holdings in both Rio and BHP.

January 8, 2021

Glencore in final talks over Mopani sale

According to Zambian state radio, a deal is likely to be signed next week.

January 8, 2021

Trump hurries to loosen mining regulations, approve projects

Successor Joe Biden will be unable to reverse some of the changes.

January 8, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal

January 7, 2021

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.

January 6, 2021

Brazil state eyes $5.3bn Vale deal after dam burst

State and Vale officials will meet on Thursday, when it is expected talks on compensation will begin.

January 6, 2021

Exploration tax victory for Teck in British Columbia

Teck Resources can claim 100% of its exploration expenses on the Galore Creek mine development.

January 6, 2021

What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?

Donald Trump's outgoing administration plans to approve a land swap on Jan. 15 that Rio Tinto Ltd and partners need to build a copper mine in Arizona.

January 6, 2021

In blow to Vedanta, Zambian court rules KCM liquidator to stay in post

The government accuses Vedanta of failing to honour licence conditions, including promised investment.