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.
January 6, 2021 Protest blocks $530m worth of copper from Las Bambas A three-week-long roadblock protest by locals has prevented mine from exporting 189,000 tonnes of copper concentrate.
January 6, 2021 Tianqi’s top shareholders selling up to 4% stake It would be the second time in less than a year that controlling investor Chengdu Tianqi seeks to offload part of its stake.
January 5, 2021 Shandong in pole position for Cardinal takeover Shandong is now the only remaining bidder, with a relevant interest in over 68% of Cardinal's shares.
January 5, 2021 Codelco okays $1.4bn plan to expand Salvador mine It will convert Salvador, in operation since 1959, from an underground copper mine to an open-pit.
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm