January 2, 2019

Tropical cyclone hits far North Australia near Rio Tinto mine

Tropical Cyclone Penny slammed into the far north coast near Rio Tinto Group’s Weipa bauxite mine, triggering warnings of flash flooding and damaging winds.

January 2, 2019

Cobalt 27 to acquire ASX-listed Highlands Pacific

The acquisition, valued at $96 million, will increase Cobalt 27’s exposure to nickel through the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea.

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).