June 15, 2020

Watch 400,000-tonne ore carrier sink to the bottom of the ocean

Video: Salvors scuttle 362-metre-long and 65 metre wide iron ore carrier, just four years after its construction.

June 15, 2020

Rio’s demolition of sacred site doesn’t match its image

Blasting of Juukan Gorge caves has been likened to the destruction of Palmyra by the Islamic State.

June 14, 2020

Iron-storing bacteria may be used to mine gold, copper

Researchers at UC are working with bacteria whose ability to concentrate different metals could be used to access valuable elements or to clear toxic metals from polluted water.

June 12, 2020

Top miners in good position to weather covid-19 – report

PwC forecasts that miners will take a hit to EBITDA of approximately 6% in 2020.

June 12, 2020

India’s NMDC halts key iron ore mine

The 6 million tonnes per annum Bacheli mine is NMDC's largest, accounting for nearly 40% of its annual production capacity.

June 12, 2020

Rio Tinto chief says sorry for sacred caves blast

Australia's Senate agreed to begin a national inquiry into how the destruction of two ancient and sacred Aboriginal caves occurred.

June 11, 2020

Mining industry recovery may bolster Australia’s economy again

Mining accounts for nearly 6% of its gross domestic product.

June 11, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

BHP to revise expansion, Novagold hits back at short-seller, Silvercorp walk away from Guyana Goldfields, and more...

June 11, 2020

South Africa mining output drops most in 39 years

Total production decreased 47.3% from a year earlier.

June 11, 2020

BHP to revise expansion through 40 sacred sites

The world's largest miner said its South Flank iron ore project would not disturb the sites identified without further consultation.