January 20, 2015 Tahoe’s Escobal silver mine output at high end of 2014 expectations The mine generated 20.3 million ounces (moz) of silver contained in concentrates recovered from 1.246 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 585 grams per tonne (gpt).
January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto’s diamond output down 14% in 2014 The company pointed to the transition of its Argyle mine from open pit to underground, as well as a shift toward processing lower-grade ore at Diavik as the main reasons…
January 20, 2015 Rio Tinto digging up more iron ore despite slumping prices The world’s second largest iron ore miner is targeting a 18% output increase this year, adding to a mounting global glut that has driven down the commodity price.
January 20, 2015 Taseko, Wilderness Committee square off in court Wilderness Committee is in court this week defending itself against a defamation suit over the New Prosperity Mine.
January 19, 2015 Fish sperm a ‘key ingredient’ to recycling rare earth elements Japanese scientists have developed a process that uses salmon sperm to mine and reprocess rare earth elements (REEs).
January 19, 2015 Foreign producers struggle as China scraps rare earth import quotas The removal of the export quotas follows a year of regulatory changes in the rare earth industry, such as the formation of the Bataou Rare Earths Products Exchange in March…
January 19, 2015 Antofagasta buys Canada’s Duluth Metals, warns lower margins ahead as copper falls With Duluht’s acquisition, Antofagasta takes control of the Twin Metals project, located in north-eastern Minnesota, which is set to become its first operation outside Chile.
January 19, 2015 Eric Coffin: is market sentiment shifting to gold? So where do investors go looking for returns? Eric Coffin suggests gold, both bullion and stocks.
January 19, 2015 ArcelorMittal sells its coal mines to Russia’s National Fuel Company The assets include the coal mines of Berezovskaya and Pervomaskaya, which together produce 700,000 tonnes of coal a year.
January 19, 2015 Most copper producers in Zambia losing money — Chamber of Mines The situation may soon change, as authorities have began talks with the country’s top miners, signalling the possibility of a compromise over the country’s new tax regime.
Lithuania may sign minerals deal with US if EU moves too slowly For months, the US and its trading partners have worked toward a cooperation to wean their supply chains off China. February 13, 2026 | 04:24 pm
