January 2, 2019 Blackwater founder launches fund to invest in electric car battery metals The founder of the US private security company aims to raise as much as $500 million to invest in deposits of metals such as cobalt, lithium and copper.
December 31, 2018 MINING.com top 10 most read in 2018 The attention of the mining industry has shifted.
December 27, 2018 BHP, Rio, Vale stock bested Apple, Google, Facebook in 2018 It's been a tough year for mining, but the Big 3 were still a better investment than the FAANGs in 2018.
December 27, 2018 Rio Tinto says no job cuts in 2019 due to driverless train project The $940 million rail project, AutoHaul, is focused on driverless train movement to transport ore and has been in development since 2012.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 23, 2018 How to profit from low-grade gold mines Mining costs rose steadily through the 2000s which should have hurt a lot of gold miners. But it didn’t.
December 21, 2018 Indian billionaire’s Australian mine plans face further delay Adani can start work on building the rail line to connect Carmichael to Queensland’s freight network, but cannot start building the mine just yet.
December 21, 2018 Lucapa Diamond locks in Mothae mine funding The Australian diamond miner has secured 100 million rand (about $7m) in development funding for the Lesotho mine from South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).
December 21, 2018 Tasman Mining to bring historic New Zealand mine back into production The Blackwater mine was once the most prolific mine in the Reefton Goldfield, producing 700,000 ounces of gold between 1908 and 1951.
December 20, 2018 The year that politics broke the metals cycle: Andy Home In a world where the Trump Administration is leading a return to economic and resource nationalism, it’s hard to see how global metals can break free of global politics.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
