July 3, 2020

Russia halts Nornickel power unit after fuel spill

Company suspended operations at six facilities for 90 days.

July 3, 2020

Moon richer in metals than previously thought — NASA

Scientists found the lunar subsurface contains higher concentration of iron and titanium than estimated.

July 2, 2020

Pandemic helps Russia tighten its grip on palladium

Nornickel’s operations have barely missed a beat, while its main rivals in South Africa are struggling to ramp up production.

June 28, 2020

Renewables sector falling short on human rights

New benchmark assesses 16 of world’s largest publicly-traded wind and solar producers against human rights standards.

June 26, 2020

MINING.COM EV Metal Index drops to 28-month low

Price declines for lithium, graphite, cobalt and nickel have slowed, but raw material deployment is tanking.

June 24, 2020

Pancontinental drops battery metals projects to focus on gold

The Canadian company wants to focus on two gold projects in South Carolina.

June 24, 2020

Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining

Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.

June 23, 2020

Deep sea mining could destroy undiscovered species, says Ocean Panel

Ocean floor mining a "sustainability conundrum", report says.

June 22, 2020

OZ Minerals to buy Cassini Resources

Company is raising its stake in Australia’s largest undeveloped nickel-copper deposit, West Musgrave.

June 19, 2020

Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal

A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.