Czech-Polish talks on lignite mine could resume ‘in next few days’

The European Union's top court told Poland last month to halt operations at the open-pit lignite mine after Prague complained of environmental damage in nearby Czech villages.

Reuters | October 25, 2021 | 8:08 am

Mining firms seek ‘stability’ for sector in new Chilean constitution

Miners will deliver a proposal document to the elected assembly drafting a new constitution for the world's largest copper producer.

Reuters | October 25, 2021 | 8:03 am

Eramet raises earnings target despite New Caledonia woes

Attractive metal prices allowed Eramet to absorb high shipping costs.

Reuters | October 25, 2021 | 7:57 am

Mineral Resources to restart Wodgina mine as EV demand boosts lithium prices

The production would restart in the third quarter of 2022 initially.

Reuters | October 25, 2021 | 7:51 am

Sibanye-Stillwater in talks to buy two Brazilian nickel-copper mines

The South African company may soon add to its portfolio the Santa Rita nickel-copper mine and the Serrote copper-gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2021 | 6:55 am

Twelve million people now employed in the renewable energy sector – report

A recent report by IRENA and ILO states that renewable energy employment reached 12 million in 2020, up from 11.5 million in 2019.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 25, 2021 | 6:06 am

Copper chaos is latest in a rich history of wild metal swings

While there's been no suggestion of wrongdoing in this month’s squeeze, the LME has a rich history of wild price moves when markets are over- or undersupplied.

Bloomberg News | October 24, 2021 | 1:15 pm

What automation, AI, AR and robotics mean for the future of work in mining

A new report by Wikistrat and idoba analyzes the impacts that technological developments and ESG issues are likely to have on workers in the mining industry.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 24, 2021 | 12:38 pm