January 4, 2021

SilverCrest secures $120m facility for Las Chispas

The financing is intended to fund the construction of the proposed 1,250 tonne per day underground project.

January 4, 2021

Brazil Minerals to expand lithium project

The hard-rock lithium asset is located in the northeast part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

December 31, 2020

MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020

Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.

December 31, 2020

Billionaire Friedland’s SPAC readies funds for clean-power push

Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. is raising $200 million to invest in industries key to the global energy transition.

December 31, 2020

Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future

Amid efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a low-carbon future.

December 31, 2020

Court orders renew of Montagne d’Or concessions

French court ordered the renewal of Orea's gold mining project concessions within six months.

December 31, 2020

McEwen completes feasibility for Fenix

Feasibility study has outlined a nine and a half year mine life for gold project in Sinaloa state, Mexico.

December 31, 2020

Chile says copper output down in November

Country's copper output fell 2.1% to 493,538 tonnes.

December 30, 2020

Two workers trapped in underground mine in Chile

Chile’s mining agency is leading the rescue efforts.

December 30, 2020

Samarco expects to reach pre-2015 production by 2029

Company estimates that only in 9 years it should reach a production scale between 22-24 million tonnes of iron ore per year, the same level as before the failure of…