March 9, 2021

Cornish Metals closer to reopening tin-copper mine in UK

The Canadian miner has inked key deals that enable it to progress plans for the South Crofty mine in Cornwall.

March 8, 2021

Turquoise Hills profit jumps 41% on higher production

Oyu Tolgoi is one of the world's largest copper-gold-silver mines.

March 8, 2021

Copper price up as Chinese imports surge

China's copper imports rose 4.7% for the first two months of 2021 over last year.

March 8, 2021

This is how China plans to be greener by 2025

The country plans to reduce carbon emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 18% through 2025.

March 8, 2021

Codelco expects $2.8 billion profit this year

Last year's profit at the state-run company was about $2.1 billion, before taxes and extraordinary items.

March 8, 2021

IGF proposes policy actions to support women in mining

The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development says most mining laws and regulations don’t acknowledge women as active participants in the sector.

March 7, 2021

Rare earth unlocks key reaction in copper, gold, silver, uranium mineralization

The new finding on the role of cerium came out of the ‘Olympic Dam in a test tube’ project.

March 5, 2021

British Columbia’s mineral exploration spend up 28% – report

EY's annual British Columbia Mineral and Coal Exploration Survey found Canada’s exploration expenditure remained third in global rankings behind South America and Australia.

March 5, 2021

Tests find copper can kill 99.9% of germs on high-touch surfaces

Copper is the only solid metal touch surface registered as a public health product by Health Canada and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

March 5, 2021

EV rollout will require huge investments in strained US power grids

During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage.