Texas Minerals consortium to produce rare earths from coal waste

The consortium’s goal is to install a pilot plant at a Jeddo Coal Company site in Pennsylvania capable of producing 1-3 tonnes of rare earth oxides from coal byproducts.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 22, 2020 | 6:30 am

GE to exit new coal projects

The energy giant said that the measure may involve divestitures, site closings, job losses and impacts to publicly held subsidiaries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 22, 2020 | 5:00 am

Hochschild Mining presses reset on Peruvian operations

Its San José mine in Argentina is slated to reach full production in the fourth quarter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 22, 2020 | 3:34 am

UEC increases public offering to $15 million, stock tanks

Shares of Uranium Energy Corp. plunged 18.6% at market close Monday.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 21, 2020 | 4:19 pm

Monday mining massacre as gold, copper, iron ore prices tank

Gold price falls $70 an ounce, copper drops over 3% and iron ore rout accelerates, sending shares in major mining companies skidding.

Frik Els | September 21, 2020 | 12:00 pm

Gold miners insist they won’t splurge despite price surge

Miners are opting to give more cash back to shareholders rather than plotting takeovers.

Reuters | September 21, 2020 | 11:12 am

Santacruz Silver shares up on Palisades investment

The resource-focused merchant bank will invest C$3 million in the silver junior.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 21, 2020 | 10:34 am

‘Free money’ for banks as investors pile into fractured gold market

The world’s largest 50 investment banks are on track to double their income from precious metals this year.

Reuters | September 21, 2020 | 9:37 am

Rio Tinto has not formally committed to review threatened sites, Aboriginal group says

Group says the company has not formally committed to review the terms of an iron ore mine development that would let it destroy 124 culturally significant sites.

Reuters | September 21, 2020 | 9:22 am