February 1, 2021

Golden Minerals pours first gold at Rodeo in Mexico

Mining at Rodeo kicked off in mid-January after the company received the final environmental permits for the project in mid-November 2020.

February 1, 2021

Global gold output to rise 5.5% in 2021 – report

Gold production is expected to bounce back and increase to 113.9moz this year.

February 1, 2021

Ganfeng ups stake in giant Mexico lithium clay project

Chinese company increases stake to 50% in Bacanora Lithium's Sonora project, one of the largest clay deposits of lithium in the world

February 1, 2021

Iron ore price dilemma – Will China actually cut steel output?

China’s vast steel sector, and the iron ore industry feeding it, is grappling with a seemingly contradictory policy impulse that it should produce less this year.

January 31, 2021

Colombian authorities dismantle illegal mine funding powerful drug cartel

An illegal gold operation in Colombia’s Chocó department was funding the Clan del Golfo.

January 31, 2021

Chile’s Mining Production Index falls in December

The 9.3% drop in the Mining Production Index pushed down the Industrial Production Index by 4.1% in 12 months.

January 29, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Northern Dynasty stock surges as it releases Pebble appeal details; Lucara strikes again with 378 carat diamond at Karowe; Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions

January 29, 2021

Vale extends settlement talks over mining disaster for 15 days

The parties have more time to reach a settlement over the 2019 Brumadinho disaster that killed some 270 people.

January 29, 2021

Mining the Amazon brings low returns for local communities – study

The Amazon currently has more than 4,470 illegal mining sites.

January 29, 2021

Brazil mining agency to hire more inspectors, allowing annual checks on all tailings dams

Minas Gerais state, home to Brumadinho, has only one inspector to inspect 364 dams.