April 25, 2021

Meteorites give clues of possible existence of present-day microbial life on Mars

The same way microbes live in the depths of Earth’s and feed off minerals like pyrite, tiny organisms could exist in Mars subsurface.

April 23, 2021

Foran Mining wants to develop world’s first carbon-neutral copper project

The miner will record emissions and purchase offsets for the carbon emitted from exploration activities over the past decade at the McIlvenna Bay deposit.

April 16, 2021

BC First Nation, Skeena Resources reach mining partnership peak

Tahltan Nation takes equity stake in Eskay Creek gold project, Skeena returns Spectrum mineral claims for nature conservancy.

April 16, 2021

Peru candidate seeks bigger cut from mining, not state control

The first-round winner of Peru’s Presidential election, Pedro Castillo, wants to renegotiate contracts with mining companies rather than seize assets, a party official said.

April 15, 2021

Home: Re-thinking zinc as 2021 benchmark smelter terms tumble

A sharp drop in this year's benchmark smelter treatment charges amounts to a collective re-assessment of the zinc market's underlying dynamics.

April 12, 2021

Aurania finds layers of mineralization at Tiria-Shimpia target, shares up

Tiria-Shimpia is shaping up to be Aurania's first discovery, the company says.

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

Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.

April 7, 2021

Solar power to reduce emissions, costs at Trevali’s Rosh Pinah mine

A new power purchase agreement is expected to reduce energy costs at Rosh Pinah by 18%.

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.