April 12, 2021

Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election

He has also vowed to enforce environmental protection rules and secure Indigenous communities' participation in deciding the future of projects.

April 11, 2021

In the midst of a presidential election, Peru mining sector reports mixed results

Copper production in Peru has been on a slow roller coaster but it is expected to rise by 16% by year-end.

April 11, 2021

Mineral-eating intraterrestrial bacteria may give clues on extraterrestrial life

These bacteria, which spread out and form biofilms, are being tested at a former gold mine in South Dakota.

April 9, 2021

Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners

Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.

April 9, 2021

Another gold stock upleg

Gold stocks’ latest young upleg is far less likely to be derailed by big gold selling.

April 9, 2021

KL Gold’s Q1 production exceeds guidance

The miner says it is on track to achieve full-year 2021 production guidance.

April 9, 2021

US interior secretary looks to restore Utah monuments slashed by Trump

The Bears Ears National Monument was slashed in size by former President Donald Trump to open it to mining, grazing and drilling.

April 9, 2021

Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill strike funding deal for Oyu Tolgoi

The binding agreement ends a standoff between the companies over the copper-gold mine expansion.

April 8, 2021

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

April 8, 2021

Lucky Friday shaft project to drive higher silver output for Hecla

The mine contributed 863,901 oz of silver between January and March, an 802% increase over the same period last year.