May 23, 2018

Rio Tinto about to offload stake in Grasberg mine for $3.5 billion

Company confirmed is in talks to sell its stake in the world’s second largest copper mine to Indonesia’s Inalum.

May 22, 2018

Cobalt 27 agrees to streaming finance deal with Australian miner

The transaction is the world's first cobalt-nickel streaming deal on a producing mine, Cobalt 27 said in a statement.

May 22, 2018

Nickel prices expected to settle after Russia sanctions fade

Nickel prices to ease off after reaching a three-year high in April.

May 21, 2018

It’s not about scoring the big win, it’s about not backing losers

MINING.com discusses the state of private equity investment in mining with Michael Scherb founder of Appian Capital.

May 14, 2018

Glencore, Barrick expect prospecting licence for Tanzania nickel project

Tanzania is seeking a bigger slice of the pie from its vast mineral resources by overhauling the fiscal and regulatory regime of its mining sector.

May 9, 2018

Copper hotspots identified in northern Australia

Recent data released by the Northern Australian Geochemical Survey reveal that there are potential copper hotspots on the Queensland-Northern Territory border.

May 8, 2018

Canadian-made responsible mining initiative answers global demand for supply chain transparency

The Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) Toward Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative is an accountability program for social and environmental performance.

May 7, 2018

Ivanhoe Mines secures long-term supply of treated bulk water for Platreef

Recycling of local, treated water is part of a sustainable approach to minimize Platreef’s environmental footprint.

May 7, 2018

Zimbabwe miner looking at refinery upgrade for battery grade lithium

Zimbabwe Mines Minister Winston Chitando said the country would generate revenue of $1.4bn over eight years from the Kamativi lithium project.

May 5, 2018

Death toll rises to seven at Sibanye mine as all trapped workers rescued

The deaths brings the number of people killed at the company's operations this year to at least 10.