Former Grupo Mexico workers plan to block copper mine access
The planned industrial action is part of a longstanding dispute after Grupo Mexico fired the mine's workforce and reopened it in 2010.
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2018: The year of the lab-created diamond
News flow out of the diamond industry in 2018 has been dominated by the progression of lab-created diamond production, distribution and pricing dynamics.
Chile is taking Albemarle to International Court over lithium prices
The country's state development agency says Albemarle has failed to provide as much as 25% of its annual production at a discount to companies seeking to produce battery metals within Chile, as stipulated in a contract signed in 2016.
Goldman predicts commodities will soar in 2019 as oil, gold climb
Many of the political uncertainties weighing on commodity markets have a significant chance of being addressed in Buenos Aires.
Rio Tinto leads copper charge into Western Australia’s Paterson region
Rio's interest in the area has sparked a stampede into adjacent lots by other explorers, who see Rio's aggressive activity as an indicator of a highly promising find.
Saudi Arabia targets $64B in mining revenue by 2030
Mining vast untapped reserves of bauxite, phosphate, gold, copper and uranium is key to the Saudi Arabia's efforts to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbons.
Capstone Mining mulls selling stake in Chile-based copper-iron project
Over its almost 18-year mine life, Santo Domingo is expected to produce an average of 134-million pounds a year of copper, 4.2-million tonnes a year of iron concentrates and 17,000 annual ounces of gold.
Nova Scotia miner starts drilling in Mali
Roscan's Kandiolé project is located in the gold prospective Birimian Rocks of West Mali.
Goldcorp and IBM find way to improve predictability for gold mineralization
The companies launched 'IBM Exploration with Watson' in Canada.
