January 12, 2021

Norway eyes sea change in deep dive for metals instead of oil

Country could license companies for deep-sea mining as early as 2023, its oil and energy ministry told Reuters.

January 12, 2021

Portuguese energy group backs Savannah’s lithium project

Galp Energia could take up to a 10% stake in the Mina do Barroso lithium project by investing $6.4 million.

January 11, 2021

Gold price rally of 2020 crushes analyst forecasts

Analysts were forecasting gold prices at $1,558.8/oz on average, up 12% from 2019, still short of the actual price by over $200.

January 11, 2021

Funds still in the driving seat as copper hits fresh highs

Copper has been wrapped into a larger reflationary trade which leaves it exposed to broader market turbulence such as a sell-off in global equity markets.

January 11, 2021

Emesent technology helps Petra Diamonds save on ore pass remediation

Highly accurate point cloud data sets from a Hovermap scan allowed mine engineers to visualize the condition of ore passes for the first time and avoid spending $350,000, on remediation.

January 11, 2021

Samarco starts iron ore shipments to Europe

BHP and Vale controlled company started on Monday its first shipment since Fundão dam tragedy.

January 11, 2021

Mongolia may revoke Rio Tinto’s plan for Oyu Tolgoi

The government is considering cancelling and replacing the development and financial plan for the giant copper mine.

January 8, 2021

UK shareholder raises concerns over Rio, BHP Arizona mine

LAPFF, whose member schemes manage more than 300 billion pounds in assets, has direct holdings in both Rio and BHP.

January 8, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

What’s next for Rio Tinto’s Arizona copper project?; Cornish Lithium granted rights for offshore exploration; Agnico snaps up Nunavut miner TMAC in $226m deal

January 7, 2021

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.