Newcrest Mining commits $182 million to expand Telfer Newcrest is expanding open pit mining at its Telfer operations in Western Australia, which will extend the operations for at least two years. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 5:42 am
Rio Tinto sells last diamonds from iconic Argyle mine Mining at Argyle, which accounted for 90% of worldwide pink diamond production, ended in November 2020. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2021 | 3:26 am
120-year chart shows commodities have never been this undervalued Commodities investor Goehring & Rozencwajg poses the question: Natural resources – uninvestable assets or unprecedented opportunity? Frik Els | August 11, 2021 | 5:00 pm
Codelco miners vote to strike as copper disruption threats mount Workers at the Andina mine in central Chile rejected owner Codelco’s wage offer, opting instead to begin a strike. Bloomberg News | August 11, 2021 | 1:51 pm
Labour woes spread from copper to lithium in Chile The 135 members of the Salar union in Chile began a strike Wednesday after failing to reach a wage agreement in collective bargaining with management. Bloomberg News | August 11, 2021 | 1:47 pm
Defense Metals, Sinosteel enter MOU for test work at Wicheeda Rare Earth property The company began drill pad construction at the end of July in anticipation of starting its 2021 resource expansion at the British Columbia property. Amanda Stutt | August 11, 2021 | 1:47 pm
Top steelmaker kicks off low-carbon trial to meet green pledge China Baowu has been trialling a low-carbon metallurgy technology at a previously idled 400-cubic-meter blast furnace in Xinjiang. Bloomberg News | August 11, 2021 | 12:18 pm
Triple Flag reports record results Triple Flag reports a 48% increase in both revenue and operating cash flow, and a 49% increase in adjusted EBITDA for the June quarter. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 11, 2021 | 12:01 pm
How to participate in the coming EV boom This week, Biden set a goal for 50% of all vehicles sold in the U.S. to be “battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric or fuel cell electric” by the end of the decade. Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | August 11, 2021 | 11:28 am