July 28, 2021 VIDEO: Chinese workers condemned for ordering soldiers to beat up artisanal miners in the DRC According to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, mine workers ordered two soldiers to beat up the artisanal miners.
July 13, 2021 1 billion years of tectonic plate movement in 40 seconds Since the theory of plate tectonics is relatively new, there’s still a lot to be discovered in this field of research.
July 2, 2021 Vale restarts ship loader that caught fire at Ponta da Madeira port Company is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6 after 5 months of maintenance.
June 15, 2021 WATCH: Thousands rush to dig for diamonds in South Africa The government has ordered people searching for diamonds near the town of Ladysmith to disperse as it investigates validity of claims.
June 6, 2021 Check this out: 21 years of Collahuasi mining in 21 seconds Time-lapse of Collahuasi copper mining created using Landsat true colour images.
April 20, 2021 Cobalt, nickel battery use rises as electric sports cars gain popularity EV Metal Index jumps 245% YTD, boosted by rising sales of cars like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Audi e-tron Quattro with high-nickel, cobalt batteries.
April 13, 2021 World’s no. 2 electric carmaker goes nickel, cobalt free Warren Buffet-backed BYD says it’s opting for safer nickel, cobalt-free LFP batteries across its entire line-up as its “blade” technology overcomes driving range issues.
April 3, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price; Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner; Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
March 27, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates; Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project; Resolute Mining shares drop 25% on Ghana lease termination
March 19, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma; Lithium prices continue to soar – up 88% in 2021; Massive new port could give Vale…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
