January 4, 2022

Korea Zinc backs storage developer Energy Vault in green push

The company agreed to invest $50 million to help decarbonise operations at its zinc refinery in Australia.

January 3, 2022

Private equity lines up for coal ‘bonanza’ left by public miners

Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty -- and highly profitable -- assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as the world grapples to decarbonize.

December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

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

December 27, 2021

Adani set to export coal from Australia’s Carmichael mine after long delay

Adani Group said it’s ready to begin the first coal exports from the controversial Carmichael more than a decade after the group took over the project.

December 27, 2021

Top lithium stories of 2021 and what to expect in 2022

Limited supply not only helped prices, but pushed companies to try meet demand, which made lithium take centre stage in our coverage.

December 24, 2021

Lithium production growth to accelerate, but supply risks abound — report

A host of new players are developing new extraction techniques, which could upend primary supply of lithium, says Fitch.

December 24, 2021

BHP and Noront terminate support agreement

BHP and Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals had been engaged in a tug of war with competing offers for Noront since July.

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 23, 2021

New industrial WiFi system to bring 6G technologies to remote, underground mines

University of Sydney researchers are developing an industrial long-range WiFi system that transmits signals to hard-to-reach places while maintaining high data rates. 

December 22, 2021

Newcrest to boost stake in Havieron gold-copper project

The gold giant will exercise its option over a further 5% of the Havieron project in in the Paterson region of Western Australia.