April 28, 2021 Deep-sea mining robot lost on cobalt-rich floor of Pacific The GSR robot had been operating at a depth of 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Tom Butler, former ICMM CEO: Holistic approach needed to minimize risk at tailings dams The next big piece of work on tailings is the implementation guidance, said former International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management” The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
April 28, 2021 Interview – CEMI CEO Doug Morrison: “The delay in getting approval for mining projects is almost all related to environmental impact” Company is looking for useful ways to use the benign tail that is left behind.
April 28, 2021 Interview — Eduardo Ruiz, Amphos2: “The trend is to design tailing facilities that have less water” Standards are definitely improving with more automatization, control and monitoring, says Amphos21 general manager.
April 28, 2021 Capstone Mining achieves record cash flow in Q1, becomes debt-free This was the strongest quarter in its 15-year history as a copper producer.
April 28, 2021 SQM to sell remainder common stock for capex on local bourse SQM said in December the capital would be used to fund a $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan, which aims to more than double its capacity to produce lithium.
April 28, 2021 Grupo Mexico swings to big profit as metal prices jump Grupo Mexico registered a net profit of $1.1 billion in this year's first quarter.
April 28, 2021 Preliminary results warrant drill campaign at Portofino’s Yergo lithium project in Argentina The Canadian company filed an application with the Provincial Mining Ministry of Catamarca for a drill permit for the Yergo lithium project.
April 27, 2021 Mining giant Chile flush with cash as copper price soars Sky-rocketing copper prices, combined with a major bump in economic activity expected as a result of its fast-paced vaccination drive could see Chile's gross domestic product jump 6% in 2021.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
