November 2, 2020

High-purity Finnish copper helps scientists study dark matter

Researchers in the US and Canada are doing the impossible to keep the copper as pure as possible.

November 2, 2020

Iconic encouraged by geochemical analysis at Nevada lithium project

Two core holes contain intercepts of +1,000 ppm lithium at Bonnie Claire.

November 1, 2020

The causes behind pyrite oxidation – and acid mine drainage

Researchers at Penn State University say that if fracturing and erosion at the surface, and thus oxidation, occur slowly, acid mine drainage can be avoided.

October 30, 2020

If inflation is the trick, gold is the treat

There’s reason to believe that the rate of inflation could get a boost next year.

October 30, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

US court upholds miners’ rights to explore on federal lands; Nordgold submits off-market bid for Cardinal in takeover war, Over $1 trillion needed for energy transition metals...

October 30, 2020

Newmont reports best quarter ever, raises dividend by 60%

Newmont produced 1.5 million attributable oz. of gold at all-in-sustaining costs of $1,020 per oz. in Q3, plus 273,000 gold-equivalent attributable oz. from coproducts.

October 29, 2020

Gold price to climb regardless of election result, analysts say

A "fragile" US economy and ongoing central bank "money printing" will lift gold prices, analysts say.

October 29, 2020

NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy

The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.

October 29, 2020

BMO emerges as top mining M&A advisor for Q1–Q3

The firm advised on a total of 12 deals worth $4 billion for the first three quarters of the year.

October 29, 2020

Sibanye-Stillwater posts record Q3 profit on higher metals prices

Group EBITDA soared 182% to $922 million in the quarter ended September, compared with a year earlier.