February 19, 2021 Southern Ecuador’s Cuenca bans large-scale mining More than 80% of the electorate voted this week in favour of the ban, which should not affect existing projects.
February 18, 2021 Iron ore price at highest since 2011 on China post-holiday demand outlook Metal prices surged during the first trading day since the lunar new year in China, as activity ramps up to pre-pandemic levels.
February 18, 2021 Most miners lag behind in human rights issues — report Ten years after the adoption of United Nations principles, a study shows most miners have yet to step up efforts to improve their human rights record.
February 18, 2021 Hochschild Mining’s earnings drop on covid-19-led mine closures Company posted a 21% drop in full-year core earnings as a run of pandemic-driven production roadblocks wiped out the boost from higher gold prices.
February 18, 2021 Teck quarterly profit boosted by robust copper business Average realized price for copper jumped about 26% to $3.42 per pound, while sales stood at 80,000 tonnes compared with 75,000 tonnes a year earlier.
February 18, 2021 Golden quarter for Newmont as high prices double profit The world's largest gold miner's adjusted profit more than doubled to $856 million in the last quarter of 2020.
February 18, 2021 Max Resource’s Cesar project grows to district-scale size The copper-silver project in northeastern Colombia now covers over 2,500 square kilometres, with a cumulative 220-kilometre strike of prospective copper-silver mineralization.
February 18, 2021 Fortescue CEO says iron ore market to remain robust for some time In China, activity rates didn't slow as much as is normal for the Lunar New Year because not as many workers returned home.
February 16, 2021 Barrick sells Lagunas Norte mine in Peru to Boroo The sale is in line with Barrick's policy of selling non-core interests to focus its portfolio on Tier One assets.
February 12, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week A roundup of the biggest stories of the week.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
