January 15, 2021

Nornickel joins blockchain network for responsible minerals sourcing

RSBN is an industry collaboration across the minerals supply chain using blockchain technology to support responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market.

January 15, 2021

Sibanye makes another bold call on platinum price

The world’s No. 1 platinum miner said the price of the metal could climb more than 80% over the next four to five years as the global economy recovers and…

January 11, 2021

Gold price rally of 2020 crushes analyst forecasts

Analysts were forecasting gold prices at $1,558.8/oz on average, up 12% from 2019, still short of the actual price by over $200.

January 8, 2021

The periodic table of commodity returns

U.S. Global Investors traces 10 years of commodity price performance.

January 7, 2021

Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 stage.mining.companies

The world’s 50 most valuable stage.mining.companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.

December 31, 2020

MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020

Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.

December 31, 2020

Energy metals snapshot: Eight companies advancing assets for a greener future

Amid efforts to move the world away from fossil fuels, energy metals are a key pathway to tackling climate change and transition towards a low-carbon future.

December 31, 2020

After golden year for precious metals, silver set to shine in 2021

Analysts say silver's dual role and its greater volatility mean it could fare better than gold.

December 30, 2020

Precious metals and the fight against covid

Precious metals have broad applications in the medical field, well beyond the dental uses most people associate with them.

December 21, 2020

Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste

A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste.