March 4, 2021 Turquoise Hill CEO quits on Rio Tinto meddling Ulf Quellmann has resigned after top shareholder Rio Tinto told the Canadian miner it plans to vote against his re-election.
March 4, 2021 Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the…
March 3, 2021 Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.
March 3, 2021 Gold price touches 9-month low, pressured by firm yields Gold is expected to struggle until the Fed curbs higher yields, one analyst says.
March 3, 2021 Golden Predator to acquire Viva Gold, build ‘premier junior gold producer’ This transaction would bring together Golden Predator’s past-producing Brewery Creek mine with Viva’s Tonopah gold project in Nevada.
March 3, 2021 Iamgold reports gold intervals from Rouyn, plans 14,000-metre program The latest results include assays from three zones within the Astoria area that includes a gold deposit.
March 3, 2021 Colombia, Peru may centralize purchase of gold to combat crime, environmental destruction Last week, Colombia launched a new military unit to target illicit mining.
March 3, 2021 Polymetal reports record net profit on higher gold prices Company's 2020 revenue rose by 28% to $2.9 billion as gold and silver prices jumped.
March 3, 2021 Miners, OEMs launch Electric Mine Consortium The Electric Mine Consortium’s goal is to accelerate progress towards the fully-electrified, zero-CO2 and zero-particulates mine.
March 3, 2021 First Majestic takes Mexico tax row to arbitration Move seeks to resolve a running dispute between the miner and Mexican authorities over how the silver producer is taxed in the country.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
