Freeport’s Grasberg go-go days back as gold, copper prices rally
Freeport's iconic open cut mine in Indonesia is going underground – nearly doubling copper and gold production and earning $8 billion per year in the process.
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Carbon emission curves for iron ore, copper, met coal and nickel
Skarn has also created mine-by-mine carbon intensity curves for gold, silver and cobalt, to be published over the coming weeks.
Komatsu breaks ground on Milwaukee campus
Partnering with the state of Wisconsin and city of Milwaukee, Komatsu is investing approximately $285 million in its South Harbor campus.
Mining is at the forefront of Ontario’s recovery: Minister
Six months is an eternity in politics, but that’s how long it’s been since the Ontario government made a series of announcements […]
NASA seeks to set law for space mining
The agency is soliciting bids from explorers who are willing to finance their own trips to the moon and collect soil or rock samples without actually returning the material to earth.
Group Eleven begins drilling at Ireland zinc project
The company is also nearing plans for follow-up drilling at the PG West project.
OceanaGold extends mine life, boosts reserves at Macraes
Life of the Macraes operation now extends to 2028, with 240,000 ounces of reserves added.
Shareholder group seeks Fortescue moratorium on Australian cultural site damage
The miner says the moratorium would disempower traditional owners, and it already has proper procedures in place.
India to restrict metals imports with an eye on China
Country is planning to raise surveillance of copper and aluminum imports while developing policies to curb shipments from China and other Asian nations to protect domestic producers, said two government sources and an industry official.