Fortuna Silver to buy Roxgold in $884 million deal The combined miner, with operations in Latin America and West Africa, will produce about 450,000 ounces of gold equivalent a year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2021 | 4:01 am
Alberta halts coal exploration in Rocky Mountains The Government of Alberta had to issue a new directive on coal exploration in the Rockies after receiving feedback from 25,000 people. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 25, 2021 | 1:34 pm
Rafaella Resources ramping up at Santa Comba tungsten project With tungsten supply expected to tighten, the Australian company wants to target European end-users. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 25, 2021 | 11:49 am
Battery metal rush pits miners against marine biologists New regulations are expected from the International Seabed Authority. Bloomberg News | April 25, 2021 | 9:27 am
Meteorites give clues of possible existence of present-day microbial life on Mars The same way microbes live in the depths of Earth’s and feed off minerals like pyrite, tiny organisms could exist in Mars subsurface. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 25, 2021 | 7:26 am
Newmont-Barrick miner in Chile says to continue despite legal setback An environmental court ordered a new evaluation of exploration at Norte Abierto due to its impact on a neighboring indigenous community. Reuters | April 24, 2021 | 6:46 am
Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance Part 4: The secret to China’s success Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum. Jamil Hijazi and James Kennedy | April 23, 2021 | 3:22 pm
Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance — Part 3: Metal is the only thing that matters Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum. Jamil Hijazi and James Kennedy | April 23, 2021 | 2:13 pm
Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance Part 2: A walk down memory lane Investigating how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum. Jamil Hijazi and James Kennedy | April 23, 2021 | 1:04 pm