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.
March 5, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners; Rio Tinto, Mongolia reach new Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan deal; Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7%.
March 5, 2021 Activist investor Pentwater takes aim at Turquoise, Rio boards over CEO exit Pentwater is Turquoise Hill's largest shareholder after Rio with a 9% stake.
March 5, 2021 KGHM looking to sell two US copper assets Poland's state-run mining company plans to sell its Robinson and Carlota copper mines in the United States and reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations.
March 5, 2021 Rock and heavy metal: winners emerge in energy transition As world economies shift to more electrification and away from fossil fuels to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, expect more copper mining and interest in metals like cobalt and…
March 5, 2021 International Women in Mining Alliance aims for gender equality in industry Women in Mining engage with global regulators, market leaders and policy shapers.
March 4, 2021 Copper price crashes through $4.00, down 7% Massive selloff in industrial metals wipes billions off mining stocks – Freeport down 14%, Rio Tinto 11% for the week.
March 4, 2021 Seafloor miner DeepGreen plans listing through SPAC merger Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp will combine with DeepGreen in a $2.9bn deal.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 91.3 Mt of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations in the three months ended December 31. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm