October 28, 2021 Vale receives notice from SEC ahead of potential probe The SEC investigation would try to find evidence of "misconduct" related to public disclosures after a dam disaster in the town of Brumadinho.
October 28, 2021 UN deep-sea mining rules unlikely to be completed by 2023, Latam countries say The UN's International Seabed Authority (ISA) is working on global rules covering sea bed mining, which is not allowed until the regulations are finalised.
October 28, 2021 Newmont cuts guidance on pandemic hit The world's top gold producer cut its annual production target by 500,000 ounces.
October 27, 2021 Ioneer set to begin lithium production jointly with Sibanye in US plant This follows a deal last month in which Sibanye agreed to buy half of ioneer's Nevada lithium mine project.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.
October 27, 2021 Antofagasta to appeal US plan to block Twin Metals copper mine The company said the move by the Forest Service was "politically motivated and completely unnecessary."
October 26, 2021 TSLA la land: Tesla vs Volkswagen 2021 battery power comparison Head to head, gigawatt for gigawatt Tesla vs Volkswagen’s electric car only sales show just how out of whack TSLA’s $1 trillion valuation really is.
October 26, 2021 Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.
October 25, 2021 Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.
October 25, 2021 Cheniere to sell LNG to Glencore, keeping expansion plan on track Utilities around the world are competing for LNG cargoes to fill dangerously low gas stockpiles in Europe.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am