January 11, 2022

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest stage.mining.companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

January 5, 2022

Platinum catalyst may be the key to reducing methane emissions

US-based researchers developed a catalyst technology that may be the key to keeping methane out of the atmosphere and making use of the greenhouse gas.

December 31, 2021

Top 20 mining stories of 2021

Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.

December 22, 2021

Generation Mining clinches C$240m stream with Wheaton for Marathon construction

A March 2021 feasibility study outlined a 13-year open pit mine at Marathon.

December 20, 2021

Amplats to sell Bokoni mine to Africa’s Rainbow Minerals

Amplats holds a 49% stake in the platinum mine which has been on care and maintenance since 2017.

December 10, 2021

Battle for South African platinum miner comes to a boil

South Africa’s Public Investment Corp., the continent’s largest money manager, is an interested observer.

December 8, 2021

Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef

Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.

December 7, 2021

RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled

The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.

December 6, 2021

South African mines push industry deaths to 69 so far this year

The death toll in the sector that has traditionally underpinned the South African economy compares to 48 in the same period last year.

December 5, 2021

Large commodity customers to lean towards low-carbon emitters – report

A report by SRK Consulting states that following the COP26, consumers and their host countries will be looking to the mining sector for a considerable portion of their carbon savings.