January 6, 2021

Production at Kamoa-Kakula less than six months away

Ivanhoe Mines reported record-setting progress in December at the DRC copper project.

January 5, 2021

R&B star Akon enters Congo mining sector in JV with state company

Congo is Africa's top producer of copper and the world's leading miner of cobalt.

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.

January 5, 2021

Bluejay Mining reshuffles board

Decision comes as the miner progresses to the next stage of development of the Dundas ilmenite asset in Greenland.

January 5, 2021

Castillo Copper to ramp up work at Mt Oxide project

The Australian miner said it is encouraged by results from the ongoing campaign at the Queensland project.

January 4, 2021

Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto’s Resolution copper project

Native American tribes say it will destroy sites of cultural and religious value.

January 4, 2021

ALX to acquire Electra nickel project in Ontario

The Vancouver-based miner says the project is prospective for nickel, copper, cobalt, PGE and gold mineralization.

January 3, 2021

Central African rebels attack mining town before election results announced

At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in Bangasso.

January 3, 2021

MINING.COM’s top science & technology stories of 2020

From a nano-diamond battery that lasts for 28,000 years to advances into mining the Moon.

December 31, 2020

MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020

Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.