China sacks officials after mine blast left 22 missing
The fate of the workers at Hushan gold mine remains unclear.
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Sibanye makes another bold call on platinum price
The world’s No. 1 platinum miner said the price of the metal could climb more than 80% over the next four to five years as the global economy recovers and supply dwindles.
Inside SQM’s struggle to win over indigenous communities in Chile’s Atacama
Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may be depleting scarce freshwater and lithium-rich brine, reducing its availability for people and wildlife.
Mandalay Resources reports record production in 2020
The Toronto-based miner met its full-year production guidance and registered the highest quarterly saleable gold production in three years.
Troubadour gets drill permit for Texas gold project
The Texas property is located in British Columbia, Canada, and is close to the past-producing Beaverdell mine.
Stakes high for Rio Tinto, Mongolia as Oyu Tolgoi talks loom
The next three to six months will be crucial to the future of the vast copper-gold mine, as the companies behind the operation negotiate with the government.
Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project
The US Forest Service published a final environmental impact statement for the project that critics say will destroy sites deemed sacred by Native Americans.
Lucara kicks off 2021 with 341-carat white diamond find
The unbroken white diamond, recovered from the Karowe mine in Botswana, could fetch more than $10 million.
Native Americans say US does not own land it is about to give to Rio Tinto
Members of Arizona's San Carlos Apache tribe filed a property lien in an attempt to regain control over land that the US government is poised to give to the miner for the Resolution Copper mine.
