May 17, 2021

Scientists find new way to calculate diamonds’ age more accurately

According to the scientists behind the study, this is a potential breakthrough not only in the study of diamonds but of planetary evolution.

May 17, 2021

Newmont changes shows complexity of adding boardroom diversity

The miner's decision to replace two retiring female directors with men from Africa and Mexico has resulted in the first net gain in almost a year for men on the…

May 14, 2021

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest copper mines

The world's top 10 biggest copper mines in terms of 2020 production will play a major part in setting prices for the next decade.

May 14, 2021

New bull chart for $30,000 copper price: porphyries nearly mined out

Porphyries produce 80% of all copper but “the industry's ability to increase its reserve base by lowering cut-off grades is nearing an end” says new study.

May 14, 2021

More than a year into the pandemic, no new MSHA safety standards regulated

Regulators have not included in covid -19 guidance any emergency temporary standard, says safety litigator Willa Perlmutter.

May 13, 2021

China EV makers’ targeting Western markets has ‘tremendous implications” for metal mix

New report says as Chinese automakers move into developed markets they bring with them cheaper nickel and cobalt-free batteries.

May 13, 2021

Mining stocks outpace tech gains but valuation gap remains Escondida-size

Despite hot metals markets the revenge of the miners, as Robert Friedland would have it, is still a dish best served cold.

May 13, 2021

Albemarle gears up to tap metal from old cars

Company is making investments and partnering with automotive equipment manufacturers on the recycling effort, which it calls “critical” to its future growth.

May 13, 2021

Colonial Pipeline slowly restarts as Southeast US scrambles for fuel

A cyberattack halted 2.5 million barrels per day of shipments of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel last Friday after the most disruptive cyberattack ever on US energy infrastructure.

May 13, 2021

KGHM to sell its smaller mines outside Poland

The company plans to reinvest the proceeds in its domestic operations.