December 13, 2020

Study at Porgera gold mine shows benefits of treating tailings with lime

Lime helped stabilize arsenic in soil and sediments around the mine.

December 11, 2020

Samarco resumes operations 5 years after Fundão dam tragedy

The company expects initial production of 8 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

December 11, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO , Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning; Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast...

December 11, 2020

Nordgold raises offer for Cardinal

Company has increased its offer price from A$1.00 to A$1.05 a share, matching an offer from Shandong Gold.

December 11, 2020

Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

Company said production across all minerals will increase by 14% in 2021.

December 11, 2020

Copper-market cocktail means miners have rarely had it so good

The world’s biggest copper miners are enjoying a rare bonanza, helped along by fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

December 11, 2020

Kirkland Lake sets 1.3-1.4 moz production target for 2021

Kirkland Lake is planning its largest exploration program at Fosterville since 2016.

December 11, 2020

Vale suspends operations at New Caledonia after protests

Company has halted operations after pro-independence protests nearby, and that military forces are now guarding the evacuated plant.

December 11, 2020

Vale asks US court to force Steinmetz to pay $2bn award

Vale is urging a New York-based federal court to force the magnate to reveal all assets to enforce and so obtain the arbitration award.

December 10, 2020

Rio Tinto confirms potential for Jadar project in Serbia

Company has declared a maiden ore reserve of 16.6-million tonnes, grading 1.18% lithium oxide and 13.4% boron trioxide at its lithium/borate project in Serbia.