Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule
The capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed that had been entrusted by Rio Tinto.
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Vedanta said to scrap plans to sell mega Indian copper smelter
The copper smelter, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, accounted for almost 40% of the metal’s production in the country.
South Africa reports safest year in mining, government urges more
A total of 1,946 serious injuries were reported in 2022, down from 2,123 a year earlier, report shows.
2022 was strongest year for gold demand in over a decade — report
Annual gold demand jumped 18% to 4,741 tonnes, almost on a par with 2011.
Uranium price expected to rise in 2023 on nuclear power revival
Greenfield supply could come from Kazakhstan, but with a new incentive price close to $70 a pound, said Rick Rule.
Biden blocks Pebble copper-gold mine in Alaska
Bristol Bay supplies roughly half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon.
GM invests $650m in Lithium Americas to develop Thacker Pass mine
The biggest direct investment in mining made by an automaker to date seeks to secure the raw materials used in EV batteries.
Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populations
A recent study found that illegal gold and copper mining in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama is decimating the populations of five newly-described tree-dwelling snake species.
Are metals headed for a golden age?
Resource investors predict gold prices could hit record high this year