April 2, 2023 Australia’s energy storage capacity needs 10-fold increase by 2050 – report Rapidly rising energy demand spurred by the ongoing electrification of building and transport industries requires that Australia grows its energy storage capacity at least 10-fold by 2050.
April 2, 2023 Barrick Gold replaces gold reserves, remains on track to execute 10-year business plan Barrick Gold’s executive chairman John Thornton said the company more than replaced the gold reserves it mined in 2022.
April 2, 2023 Copper ore analyses reveal deep connections between ancient African civilizations Copper artifacts revealed new cultural connections among people living in northern South Africa and the Copperbelt region between the 5th and 20th centuries.
March 31, 2023 UN to start taking deep-sea mining applications this July The decision came after the International Seabed Authority spent the past two weeks debating standards for the new and controversial practice.
March 31, 2023 Giant Chile mines are struggling just as world needs more copper Chile, which accounts for a quarter of the world’s mined copper, posted its lowest monthly production in six years on Friday.
March 31, 2023 Codelco’s 2022 pretax profit slumps 63% The world's largest copper producer said its yearly production is down 10.6%.
March 31, 2023 Generation Mining’s updated Marathon feasibility shows strong economics The company recently finalized an offtake agreement with Glencore.
March 31, 2023 Illegal Amazon miners are expanding into copper as prices surge Earlier this month, agents dismantled illicit mines in Canaa dos Carajas, near Vale’s Sossego mine.
March 30, 2023 Rio Tinto, First Quantum partner to move La Granja copper project in Peru to development First Quantum will acquire a 55% stake in the project for $105 million, making it the majority owner.
March 30, 2023 CHART: Demand is soaring, but global mining is not expanding Mining companies have to run just to stand still, but expansion capex in the global mining sector as a percentage of profits has halved in a decade.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
