Norway’s Nussir considers IPO after Arctic copper mine deal

Company is considering listing its shares in Oslo this year after signing a deal with local officials to build the world's first fully electric copper mine in the Arctic.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:44 am

Sundance refers iron ore dispute with Congo Republic to arbitration

Congo's government revoked Sundance affiliate Congo Iron's permit in December and awarded it to a little known company backed by Chinese investment.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:41 am

Dividend over digging: Miners pay shareholders but need new projects

Major miners need to increase spending to secure fresh copper supply, analysts say, amid worries that availability of the red metal will slide just as demand surges.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:38 am

KGHM has no plans to change its stake in Sierra Gorda mine

Polish copper and silver producer has no plans to change its 55% stake in its Chilean mine, the company's deputy head Pawel Gruza said.

Reuters | March 25, 2021 | 7:31 am

Petra Diamond’s mine guards face fresh human rights abuse claims

Guards at the Williamson mine in Tanzania are said to have deliberately swapped rubber projectiles with metal shot against trespassers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2021 | 7:27 am

Tungsten producers may have to look at new markets – report

An analysis by Roskill states that tungsten prices and consumption in the automotive sector may never recover to 2017 levels.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 25, 2021 | 6:11 am

Massive battery recycling facility opens in Singapore

TES’s multi-million-dollar facility has the capacity to recycle up to 14 tonnes or the equivalent of 280,000 lithium-ion smartphone batteries a day.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 25, 2021 | 6:09 am

Illegal gold rush in the Amazon raises risk to indigenous people

Illegal gold and diamond mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest is threatening South America’s largest group of native people who still live in relative isolation.

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2021 | 5:31 am