February 1, 2022 Vale closed its eyes to corruption allegations, says Steinmetz Billionaire claims the Brazilian mining giant was well aware of allegations that the Guinean mining rights it agreed to buy had been secured illegally.
February 1, 2022 Chile vote marks first step in long path to seizing mines A proposal that opens the door to nationalizing some of the biggest copper and lithium mines in the world was approved in first instance.
February 1, 2022 Iamgold loses another top executive, shareholder revolts Chairman Don Charter retired on January 29, only two weeks after the company’s president and chief executive Gordon Stothart announced his departure.
February 1, 2022 Rio Tinto report reveals culture of sexual harassment, bullying and racism Eight-month independent review of the miner’s workplace culture found disturbing, systemic behaviours across the company’s sites.
January 31, 2022 Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found.
January 30, 2022 Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.
January 30, 2022 Energy transition saw record investment in 2021 — report BloombergNEF reports that global investment in the energy transition totalled $755 billion in 2021.
January 28, 2022 RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest gold projects Once again, the Pebble mine project in Alaska takes the #1 spot.
January 28, 2022 Teck Resources’ QB2 to cost up to $500m more than planned It estimates the covid-19 pandemic will impact the expansion project's cost by $900 to $1.1 billion, up from the $600 million anticipated.
January 27, 2022 Add another 1m tonnes to annual copper demand from EVs 2021 saw a surge in new electrodeposited copper foil manufacturing capacity – just one use leading to a 5-fold increase in copper demand from EVs over the next decade.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
