March 3, 2021 Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.
March 2, 2021 Mining magnets: Arctic island finds green power can be a curse Companies are racing for approval to dig into what the USGS calls the world’s biggest undeveloped deposits of rare earth.
March 2, 2021 Nornickel can restore water-hit mines, but unclear when – experts The company suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia after it detected subterranean water flowing into the facilities.
March 2, 2021 Alrosa reports 49% fall in profit in 2020 Company output fell by 22% to 30 million carats as it suspended mining at less profitable mines amid the pandemic.
March 1, 2021 Battery demand to maintain elevated cobalt prices – report But increasing advances in cobalt-free and low-cobalt content batteries will pose a large threat to long-term demand and prices, Fitch says.
March 1, 2021 Nornickel operations chief to leave in management shake-up Chief Operating Officer Sergey Dyachenko is leaving the company as part of a management restructuring.
March 1, 2021 Gemfields to restart mines after covid-triggered halts Both Kagem emerald mine in Zambia and Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique will restart production in a phased manner in mid-March.
February 26, 2021 Nickel, cobalt price: 10 charts show China’s grip on battery supply chain to last decades Beijing's response to Biden executive order on critical minerals: "Artificial efforts to shift these chains and to decouple is not realistic."
February 26, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company.
February 26, 2021 Copper price plunges as market waits for Shanghai whales’ next move "A lot would depend on the reaction of big Chinese players such as Shanghai Dalu Futures, which has amassed a $1 billion long position."
Congo pitches new $29 billion iron ore and logistics project The first phase of the project would require the construction of heavy rail and transport on the Congo River. January 13, 2026 | 10:11 am
