August 18, 2020

Kaz Minerals okays dividend, maintains output

The London-listed miner, which mines in Kazakstan, has largely managed to avoid massive disruptions this year despite coronavirus restrictions.

August 17, 2020

Russian oil spill cleanup to stretch into 2021

Nornickel has set aside $2.1-billion after Russia’s ecological watchdog asked it to pay for the damage caused by the spill of about 150 000 barrels of diesel from a storage…

August 16, 2020

Four people die in accident near coal mine of Russia’s Severstal

The workers were demolishing a building near a coal mine owned by Severstal.

August 16, 2020

Platinum, copper, nickel alloy may be key for smart biomedical devices

Researchers in Switzerland have used a platinum, copper, nickel and phosphorous alloy to develop an electrically conductive fibre.

August 16, 2020

How Cornish Lithium plans to produce lithium with a net-zero footprint

Jeremy Wrathall, CEO of the junior mining company, explained the environmentally friendly process to MINING.COM.

August 14, 2020

Turkish gold fever spurs dollar oddity unseen in Erdogan era

US currency bills in the Grand Bazaar have been trading at the biggest premium relative to the official exchange rate since 2002.

August 14, 2020

Gold price sees worst week since June

Despite this week’s decline, gold is still up almost 30% this year.

August 13, 2020

Russia has $1.5bn plan to dent China’s rare earth dominance

Initiative is in line with other countries, such as US, which are also trying to curb their reliance on China, home to 63% of global production.

August 11, 2020

The world’s changing nuclear reactor landscape

Using data from the Power Reactor Information System, Visual Capitalist maps out where nuclear reactors are subsiding and where future capacity will reside.

August 11, 2020

Mining M&A deals over $8.8 billion in Q2 – report

GlobalData reports an increase of 29% over the previous quarter.