January 8, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 7, 2021 Albemarle to double lithium production in Nevada The world's largest lithium producer plans to invest $30m to $50m at Silver Peak by 2025.
January 7, 2021 Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person A 4.8% rally in Tesla’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon founder on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
January 7, 2021 Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration It can now explore for the battery metal in geothermal waters right off the coast of Cornwall, England.
January 6, 2021 Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle Goldman’s view is predicated on how the world will recover from the pandemic with an emphasis on a green industrial revolution.
January 6, 2021 Tianqi’s top shareholders selling up to 4% stake It would be the second time in less than a year that controlling investor Chengdu Tianqi seeks to offload part of its stake.
January 4, 2021 Brazil Minerals to expand lithium project The hard-rock lithium asset is located in the northeast part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
December 31, 2020 MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020 Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.
December 31, 2020 Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future Amid efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a low-carbon future.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
