December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 26, 2018 Japan’s Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel deficit nearly halving in 2019 Global demand for nickel is seen increasing by 3.4 percent in 2019 from this year to 2.339 million tonnes.
December 26, 2018 Bolivia: Where revolutionaries and lithium miners go to die In 2017 Morales started talking about lithium mining. The country holds vast amounts of the mineral.
December 26, 2018 Life-blood of Tesla batteries hits supply limits in Andean mine As mining activity surges, water tables are falling amid growing environmental concerns.
December 23, 2018 How to profit from low-grade gold mines Mining costs rose steadily through the 2000s which should have hurt a lot of gold miners. But it didn’t.
December 23, 2018 Strong Chilean copper project pipeline expected to come online — report The report does have a caveat.
December 21, 2018 Eight months and millions later, Anglo American restarts Minas Rio mine The massive iron ore mine was expected to produce 16 million tonnes this year, but that will now generate just 3 million tonnes of the steelmaking material.
December 21, 2018 ePower Metals buys Magenta cobalt project in Mexico Magenta hosts numerous high-grade cobalt/gold/silver/nickel vein and skarn style deposits.
December 20, 2018 Miners are budgeting for a recovery in copper Don’t listen to what miners say. Look at what they do.
December 20, 2018 Codelco agrees 3-year “evergreen” deals with clients in strategy overhaul We are focusing on the good clients who have an end-user market.
Chile’s Mantoverde copper output hit as labor talks stall, union says The labor authority had notified that the company will not have emergency personnel from the union to keep facilities operational. January 12, 2026 | 11:18 am