November 30, 2023

Judge orders Greenpeace off seabed mining ship in ocean standoff

The court found that Greenpeace had a right to stage the demonstration, but could not stay aboard the Coco indefinitely.

November 30, 2023

Sandfire Resources apologizes for Aboriginal heritage damage

The Western Australia copper miner is facing public outrage for not coming clean earlier about destroying artefacts more than five years ago.

November 28, 2023

Deep sea stage.mining.company sues Greenpeace amid standoff at sea

The Metals Company said the protest was costing it $1 million a day.

November 27, 2023

IGO backs new CEO Vella after Rio Tinto dismissal

IGO's board is siding with its CEO-elect Ivan Vella after concluding no information was compromised as a result of his actions.

November 20, 2023

Lucapa puts Merlin feasibility study on back burner

The diamond miner will focus on assessing a smaller scale, lower cost path to mine development amid weak market conditions.

November 16, 2023

IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him

The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum boss, Ivan Vella, to start as CEO in December, as planned.

November 15, 2023

The promise and risks of deep-sea mining

Composed of manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and other trace minerals, polymetallic nodules hold some of the key ingredients needed to fuel the energy transition.

November 8, 2023

The Metals Company returns to seafloor test mining site to assess ecosystem

TMC is sending a team back to NORI-D, the site of last year’s work, as it continues its environmental studies in preparation for commercial mining.

November 8, 2023

Rio Tinto, Codelco partner to find more copper in Chile

Through their Nuevo Cobre joint venture, the miners will explore and potentially develop copper assets in the top producing country.

November 8, 2023

Lucapa finds Angola mine’s second-largest diamond

The find of the 235-carat type IIa diamond at Lulo comes barely a week after Lucapa dug up a 208-carat rock at the same mine.