January 26, 2021 Liberia sees $800m ArcelorMittal investment this year Arcelor operates an iron ore mine at Yekepa in northern Liberia.
January 26, 2021 First Quantum reports record copper output Company achieved its highest ever annual copper production of 779kt in 2020, an 11% increase from 2019.
January 25, 2021 Harmony Gold on track to meet output guidance The company total production for the quarter ended 31 December 2020 increased by 38%.
January 25, 2021 Altus to kick off gold exploration in Egypt The British junior said the Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority had granted the permits to its subsidiary, Akh Gold.
January 25, 2021 Trump eased sanctions on mining tycoon Dan Gertler before leaving office The Trump administration lifted restrictions imposed on the Israeli billionaire over alleged Congo corruption.
January 22, 2021 TIMELINE: The battle for Simandou Simandou in Guinea is home to the world's richest untapped deposits of iron ore.
January 22, 2021 Gold Fields begins construction of Chile project First gold production at the Salares Norte mine is expected in early 2023.
January 21, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit
January 21, 2021 ‘The bucket is leaking’: Zambia opposition leader denounces debt-funded Mopani deal Zambia's main opposition party leader Hakainde Hichilema says the government's deal with Glencore is "filling the economy with more debt, expensive debt."
January 21, 2021 Vale hires banks to sell coal assets in Mozambique Vale's coal division posted a loss of $213 million in its most recent quarterly result.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
