April 8, 2021 Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.
April 8, 2021 Coal’s share in India’s power mix hits highest in over 2 years This year seasonal factors have limited output of renewables, including hydro electricity, which are weather dependent, helping coal's share to rebound.
April 8, 2021 Jiangxi Copper no longer pursuing Malaysia scrap project Company is not building or investing in a previously planned project to make refined copper from scrap in eastern Malaysia, chairman Zheng Gaoqing said.
April 8, 2021 US blacklists Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise in a bid to curtail the military junta's ability to generate revenues.
April 7, 2021 Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.
April 7, 2021 Teck signs zinc benchmark deals at $159/t with Glencore, Korea Zinc Zinc miners have struggled to recover from disruptions caused by covid-19, causing extreme tightness in the concentrates market.
April 6, 2021 India’s March gold imports surge 471% to a record 160 tonnes Higher imports by the world's second-biggest bullion consumer could support benchmark gold prices, which have corrected nearly 17% from an all-time high of $2,072 in August.
April 4, 2021 India delays anti-pollution rules for coal power plants again Coal plants located close to populated cities will now have to meet the standards by December 2022.
April 3, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price; Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner; Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
April 2, 2021 ESG turns this metals stock into winner Press Metal Aluminium Holdings surged 18% in the March quarter to become the best performer on Malaysia’s benchmark stock index.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
