November 5, 2020 Turquoise Hill takes Rio Tinto to arbitration over Mongolia mine funding The Canadian miner seeks to clarify Rio Tinto's role and obligations related to additional funding needed to complete the Oyu Tolgoi expansion.
November 4, 2020 Australia accepts human rights complaint against Rio Tinto over Bougainville The complaint alleges environmental and human rights violations caused by Rio's former Panguna mine on the island.
November 4, 2020 Australian Strategic Materials acquires Korean JV partner The Western Australia-based company is now the main shareholder at Ziron Tech.
November 3, 2020 RANKED: Top 10 zinc mines in the world MINING.COM takes a look at the 10 biggest zinc producers in world in terms of 2019 output.
November 2, 2020 Cambodia chooses coal in rush for power Critics say the government’s approval of two more coal power plants bucks the trend towards renewables in Southeast Asia.
November 2, 2020 Vedanta and Hindalco win first mine auction in India Modi's administration is ending a four-decade state monopoly on the mining and selling of coal by auctioning 41 mines across the country to private companies.
October 30, 2020 Gold sales in India’s festival quarter seen weakest since 2008 Still, demand will fare better than the first nine months of the year, when it suffered after India imposed one of the world’s strictest lockdowns.
October 29, 2020 NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.
October 29, 2020 New coral species prized for mining potential Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and…
October 28, 2020 Newcrest first-quarter gold output falls; on track to meet 2021 guidance Newcrest's gold production fell to 503,089 ounces in the three months ended Sept. 30.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am