October 11, 2020 Scientists tap into new rare earths deposits An experiment turned in to a solution that helps better understand where ‘heavy’ and ‘light’ rare earths may be concentrated in and around carbonatite intrusions.
October 9, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Gold price rally lifts Top 50 mining stocks; US grabs stake in battery metals miner; Barrick CEO calls for consolidation and warns of reserve crisis
October 9, 2020 JSW to focus solely on coking coal Coking coal accounts for 80% of JSW's output, and thermal coal for 20%.
October 9, 2020 InoBat unveils world’s first “intelligent” EV battery The company's Gen1 lithium battery combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Throughput (HTP) technology.
October 9, 2020 Alrosa diamonds can now be examined remotely The world’s top diamond miner by output said its recently upgraded video-viewer platform is proving useful during the pandemic.
October 8, 2020 Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.
October 8, 2020 Sumitomo to sell stake in Sierra Gorda copper mine The Japanese miner is "reviewing its strategic options" regarding its 45% interest in the money-losing mine.
October 7, 2020 K+S sells Americas salt business for $3.2 billion Unit also includes K+S Chile and K+S Windsor Salt in Canada.
October 6, 2020 Polymetal to build $80m gold mine in Russia’s Far East The Kutyn gold mine is expected to offset declining volumes from the company’s nearby Albazino operation.
October 5, 2020 Maduro government wins UK appeal over Venezuelan gold A British appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that the UK had unequivocally recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
