October 21, 2019

Norway’s $1 trillion fund builds Rio stake after dirty mine sold

After freezing out Rio Tinto for more than a decade for owning a highly polluting copper mine, one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds has brought the company back…

October 20, 2019

Dam collapse kills at least 15 gold miners in Siberia

Heavy rains had weakened the dam and water broke through, sweeping away several cabins where the artisan miners lived.

October 18, 2019

Sandvik profit tops forecast as mining bucks industrial slump

Adjusted quarterly operating earnings rose to 4.62 billion Swedish crowns ($477 million) from 4.59 billion a year earlier, beating the 4.48 billion mean forecast.

October 18, 2019

Russia’s thawing permafrost may cost economy $2.3 billion a year

Russia plans to pay more attention to the impact climate change is having on its vast permafrost area.

October 17, 2019

Edumine launches new training platform to serve mining companies

Edumine delivers online training programs for engineers and mining professionals.

October 16, 2019

London Metal Exchange to hike trading and clearing fees from Jan 2020

LME will raise its trading and clearing fees 8% from January 2020, its first increase in five years.

October 16, 2019

Glencore backs Canadian junior’s zinc project in Ireland

Glencore's funding gets it an 11.58% stake in Group Eleven Resources, which co-owns the Stonepark deposit with Irish gold and zinc junior Arkle Resources.

October 15, 2019

MineHub’s blockchain-based mining and metals technology platform goes live

MineHub is working with IBM, ING Group, Wheaton Precious Metals, and other companies key to mining, streaming, trade and finance.

October 14, 2019

Bacanora and Ganfeng ink Sonora lithium project investment

Sonora is regarded as one of the world’s larger known clay lithium deposits.

October 14, 2019

RWE will resist pressure for quicker shutdown of coal capacity

RWE AG, which owns six facilities using the dirtiest fossil fuel, has obligations to workers and municipal shareholders that will prevent quicker efforts to close coal capacity.