January 15, 2021

Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project

The US Forest Service published a final environmental impact statement for the project that critics say will destroy sites deemed sacred by Native Americans.

January 14, 2021

Native Americans say US does not own land it is about to give to Rio Tinto

Members of Arizona's San Carlos Apache tribe filed a property lien in an attempt to regain control over land that the US government is poised to give to the miner…

January 14, 2021

Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June

Modular plant could initially supply 20% of global market for the critical mineral.

January 14, 2021

Codelco to ratchet up precautionary measures as covid-19 cases rise

The measures, which include a reduction in personnel, come several months after the miner had resumed normal operations.

January 14, 2021

Centerra’s gold production beats guidance

Gold production for the full year exceeded 824,000 ounces.

January 14, 2021

BHP operating normally at Cerro Colorado after court loss

Operations continue at the copper mine after the country's Supreme Court upheld local indigenous communities' complaint about the project's water use.

January 14, 2021

Mapped: the world’s largest state-owned oil companies

National companies control approximately three-quarters of the Earth’s oil reserves.

January 14, 2021

Barrick quarterly output gets boost from Dominican Republic mine

Output at the Pueblo Viejo gold mine rose 23% to 159,000 ounces of gold.

January 13, 2021

Elite diamond-buying club shrinks as De Beers culls old clients

De Beers has cut off some of its long-term diamond buyers, marking one of the biggest shakeups in the way the miner sells gems.

January 13, 2021

ALROSA’s diamond sales drop 16% in 2020

Company's sales of rough and polished diamonds totaled $2,802 million.