April 8, 2021

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

April 7, 2021

Eight companies developing battery metals

As the world moves away from fossil fuels, battery metals are in high demand, especially with a shortage of supply from low-geopolitical risk jurisdictions.

April 7, 2021

Left-wing party wins Greenland election, opposes big mining project

The Inuit Ataqatigiit party pledged its opposition to a large rare earth mining project, sending strong signals to international miners.

April 6, 2021

GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance

Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.

April 6, 2021

Greenland election closely watched by global mining industry

Results could help decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals which international companies want to exploit.

April 3, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price; Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner; Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura

April 2, 2021

Rare earth metals production is no longer monopolized by China

Namely, Australia saw a 672% increase in rare earth production over the last decade, and more recently, Myanmar entered the mix.

March 31, 2021

Greenland to hold election watched closely by global mining industry

Greenland holds an election next week that could decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals.

March 26, 2021

China rare earths extend surge on worries over Myanmar supply, inspection threat

Looming inspections and concerns over Myanmar supplies are adding fresh momentum to a rally in prices of the rare earth minerals.

March 26, 2021

Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner

The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March.