Peru extends small-scale miners’ legalization process to 2024
Peaceful coexistence with artisanal miners may help big companies obtain the social license they need to operate in certain areas.
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Japanese researchers find formula for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries
A new approach to anode fabrication could lead to extremely fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.
Indonesia bans coal exports in January on domestic power worries
The Southeast Asian country is the world's biggest exporter of thermal coal.
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Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
Brazil secures $21m in mining land auction
This was the fifth round of a larger tender process and it involved a total of 4,500 tenements of which 1,123 were purchased in the public offering stage.
Gold’s turn to shine
The leading alternative asset’s secular bull is set to resume with a vengeance in 2022 and beyond.
Copper price rises as China’s factory activity accelerates
China's factory activity unexpectedly accelerated in December, according to an official survey released on Friday.
Copper think tank signals how Chile’s new Constitution can boost the mining sector
The Centre for Copper and Mining Studies believes Chile’s mining sector needs a new purpose that goes beyond increasing production.
Gold price set for worst year since 2015
Gold is poised to end 2021 the same way it spent much of the year.