Chilean miners ask leftist president-elect to foster industry
Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former law student, vowed during his campaign to bury the country's “neoliberal” economic model.
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Pure copper ingots unlock secrets of Iron Age trade routes
Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots unlocked secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how Indigenous Mediterranean communities functioned 2,600 years ago.
Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman
Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.
Chile electing president between polar opposites in tight race
Voters will choose between hard-right Jose Antonio Kast and leftist Gabriel Boric.
Australia sees energy shortages driving record resource export earnings
Australia has raised its outlook for mining and energy export earnings to a record $272 billion.
All 128 miners safely evacuated after incident at Russian mine
Over 100 miners were evacuated from a Siberian coal mine after fire sensors were triggered.
New copper product kills bacteria 100 times faster than standard copper
A new copper product could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Nornickel announces new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint
Nornickel’s new methodology for calculating its carbon footprint is based on the from-cradle-to-gate principle.
Non-lithium stationary battery market shoots up in next decade — report
IDTechEx forecasts the market for non-lithium battery chemistries in stationary storage to grow at a CAGR of 61% between 2022-2032.
