May 18, 2022

Mapped: The 10 largest gold mines in the world, by production

Together, they accounted for around 13 million ounces or 12% of global gold production in 2021.

May 18, 2022

Copper price down on bets of big US rate hikes

Fed Jerome Powell pledged that the US central bank would ratchet interest rates as high as needed to kill a surge in inflation.

May 18, 2022

Column: Nickel demand boomed in 2021; this year it will be supply

Surplus or deficit? In nickel's current fractured state it could be both this year, writes Andy Home.

May 18, 2022

How ‘weak sustainability’ helps miners contribute to the UN development goals

Researchers suggest that mining companies should focus on achieving ambitious yet realistic sustainability targets.

May 17, 2022

US, Canadian companies set to soar on Russian uranium ban

Uranium has strong fundamentals in place, with political support growing worldwide, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

Metals scarcity could slow energy transition

Solar panel market penetration requires hundreds of millions oz. more silver production, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

Quality companies are investors’ best bet when valuations get low

Investors should look at whether the junior companies they are interested in have enough cash in the bank, VRIC hears.

May 17, 2022

US coal companies struggle to cash in on Europe crunch

The rally in prices is unlikely to pull the US coal industry out of a more than decade-long tailspin.

May 17, 2022

China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals

Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity. 

May 17, 2022

Zinc joins battery race in the US

Two US-based companies joined forces to push for the use of zinc alkaline batteries in clean energy storage solutions.