January 10, 2024

Column: Myanmar’s Wa State Army keeps global tin market guessing

The tin market's fortunes remain beholden to Myanmar's United Wa State Army, which controls one of the world's largest mines.

December 27, 2023

The biggest global mining news of 2023

A tumultuous year for the global mining industry: collapse of lithium prices, furious M&A activity, gold’s new record and state intervention in mining on a scale not seen in decades.

November 28, 2023

Shanghai tin price hits 7-month low amid good supply, tepid demand

China recorded a slower-than-expected growth in industrial profits last month.

November 16, 2023

How liquid metals may help ‘green’ the chemical industry

Researchers have tested a new technique they hope can replace energy-intensive chemical engineering processes that rely on catalysts made from solid materials.

November 5, 2023

Peru ramps up efforts to attract mining foreign investments

Peru officials are presenting the country as a place of macroeconomic solidity and favourable regulatory frameworks.

November 4, 2023

Bolivia wins against Orlandini Mining at Permanent Court of Arbitration

Bolivia’s Attorney General announced that the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favour of the country by denying any compensation to the Orlandini Mining Company for the reversal of its…

October 30, 2023

China’s fraying ties to Myanmar’s tin hub threaten key supply

Since the discovery of large deposits in Wa State, Myanmar has become a crucial tin producer.

October 26, 2023

Cornish Metals starts dewatering UK tin mine

The process, expected to take 18 months, is a key part of of Cornish Metals’ efforts to reopen the South Crofty tin-copper mine.

October 21, 2023

Strategic Minerals to ‘fight’ for reopening of suspended section at its Spanish tin-tantalum mine

Strategic Minerals Europe issued a media statement saying it will push for the restart of section C of its Penouta tin-tantalum mine in northwestern Spain.

October 19, 2023

Indonesian copper-gold company storms ranking of world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks

Amid a wider slump, MINING.COM’s ranking was lit up by newcomer Amman Minerals, which now sits just outside the top 10 after minting at least six new billionaires since its July…