Scientists to drill the ‘most valuable mineral province on earth’

The Bushveld Complex in South Africa hosts most of the global platinum-group element, chromium, and vanadium resources.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 12, 2019 | 6:15 am

Potash giant Nutrien to briefly shut down three mines, lay off hundreds

The world's top potash miner said production downtime at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy mines will begin in November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2019 | 5:44 am

Global gold sector unveils responsible mining principles

The framework sets out clear expectations for investors and downstream users as to what constitutes responsible gold mining.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2019 | 11:00 pm

Three reasons gold price rally is over

New report says all the good news is baked in at $1,500 and double digit decline is coming in 2020.

Frik Els | September 11, 2019 | 1:51 pm

Record gold prices would be bad news for diamonds

Compared to gold, diamonds are an inferior store of wealth.

Bloomberg News | September 11, 2019 | 12:22 pm

Brazil mining standards, post-Vale disaster, aim to boost accountability

The governance standard would also help ensure independent reviews of dams and adequate disclosure of safety risks.

Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 12:08 pm

Miners welcome Indonesian export ore ban, plan smelting expansion

Major industry players gathering at the Asian Nickel conference on Wednesday said the ban would further support the development of the nickel processing industry in the country.

Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 11:21 am

Kutcho Copper shares jump 16% on improved met test results

Recoveries of copper and zinc from concentrate have improved significantly over the PFS released in 2017.

Jackson Chen | September 11, 2019 | 10:43 am

Chilean lithium producer SQM bullish on white gold demand

SQM expects to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production.

Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:29 am

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