December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.

December 29, 2021

Barrick’s North Mara mine in Tanzania reaches tailings storage target

Barrick took control of the mine in 2019, when the country’s National Environment Management Council had closed down the TSF, then holding significantly more water than it should.

December 29, 2021

Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

As of Wednesday morning, 32 bodies had been recovered from the mine in West Kordofan in addition to three people rescued with injuries.

December 28, 2021

Thirty-one killed in Sudanese gold mine collapse

The incident occurred at a private gold mine in western Sudan.

December 27, 2021

Dubai can’t shake off the stain of smuggled African gold

Interviews with government officials across Africa reveal smuggling operations that span at least nine countries and involve tonnes of gold spirited over borders.

December 26, 2021

Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity

An interdisciplinary group of researchers is calling for more data on how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods.

December 24, 2021

Copper supply in 2022 – eyes on Chile, Peru, DRC

Bank of America expects demand to hold firm next year and only sees a surplus in 2023.

December 24, 2021

The Top 10 diamond stories of 2021

The diamond sector may be a volatile industry, as its dramatic ups and downs during the pandemic have demonstrated.

December 23, 2021

RANKED: World’s top 20 biggest iron ore operations

Iron ore has undergone a transformation from a relic of the industrial age to the driving force behind a commodity supercycle that reshaped the global economy.

December 22, 2021

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa exceeds annual copper guidance, with over 100,000t YTD

Ivanhoe's production guidance for 2021 was set at 92,500-100,000 tonnes.