July 13, 2020

Three US universities launch Tailings Center of Excellence

Center focuses on responsible and sustainable mine waste management and advancing research-backed best practices.

July 12, 2020

Triple Flag, CMOC agree to streaming deal for Australian mine

The deal gives Triple Flag rights to a majority of gold and silver to be produced at the Northparkes mine.

July 10, 2020

Workers at Antofagasta’s Zaldivar mine vote to strike

A strike had been set for July 15.

July 10, 2020

Copper is surging, but it doesn’t mean economy is booming

Copper’s gain has been driven chiefly by concerns over strains on supply from key producers South America.

July 10, 2020

Camino gets drill permits for Los Chapitos project in Peru

The Canadian miner wants to expand the known areas of copper mineralization, target new areas of mineralization, and determine the size of the copper system at the project.

July 9, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt, gold price above $1,800 with record in sight, and more...

July 9, 2020

Codelco unions say nearly 3,000 infected with covid-19

Federation of Copper Workers calls for more safety measures at the company's sprawling operations.

July 9, 2020

Silver, copper, zinc used to make plastic conductive, more transparent

Researchers at the University of Michigan created a flexible transparent conductor that sandwiches a thin layer of silver between two “dielectric” materials and produces a conductive anti-reflection coating on the…

July 8, 2020

Escondida offers early retirement amid pandemic

Union said it would closely monitor the plans to ensure they were not used to eliminate workers during the pandemic.

July 8, 2020

Greenfields Exploration wants to snap up third of Greenland licences

It has identified a "shopping list of high-quality acquisitions" in the country, equivalent to about 28% of all areas under license.