September 28, 2020

Atlantic Nickel extends Santa Rita mine life to 34 years

Appian Capital Advisory’s Atlantic Nickel has released the results from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its wholly owned Santa Rita nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northeastern Brazil.

September 28, 2020

Lundin reports interruption to operations at Chapada

Company has withdrawn its 2020 production, cash cost and capital expenditure guidance for its copper and gold mine in Brazil after a power outage caused damage to all four of…

September 28, 2020

Trigon expands resources at Namibia copper project

Resources at the Kombat copper project in Namibia have increased by over 450%.

September 28, 2020

Zambia chamber of mines says double taxation hurting investment

Mining companies are being taxed on income that has already been paid over as a royalty.

September 28, 2020

Brazil’s hidden treasures

Country still takes baby steps when it comes to research and exploration compared to major producers like Canada and Australia, or even neighbors Chile and Peru.

September 28, 2020

Rio Tinto ready for talks over Bougainville mine

The stance marks a change from April, when Rio rebuffed a request for a review of health and safety concerns at the giant copper mine.

September 28, 2020

New copper composite to support wider EV adoption

US-based researchers produced a lighter weight conductive material by depositing and aligning carbon nanotubes on flat copper substrates.

September 25, 2020

Artisanal mining linked to UN sustainable development goals – report

The first assessment of the relationships between ASM and United Nations sustainable development goals is being brought to the General Assembly.

September 25, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Pebble Partnership CEO resigns, metals and mining stock price massacre...

September 25, 2020

Chilean lawmakers push on with glacier protection law

The bill, to be voted in Congress, could hinder construction of large mining projects or imply higher costs to meet regulations.