November 14, 2021

Blast destroys roof at Russia’s NLMK steel plant, injures worker

A blast at a plant of Russia's steelmaker NLMK destroyed the roof of its coal storage facility and caused a brief fire late on Sunday.

November 9, 2021

CHART: Lagging nickel price defies aenemic supply pipeline

Nickel is the worst performing base metal in 2021, but the metal’s project pipeline covers less than 10% of requirements through 2030, says new report.

November 4, 2021

RANKED: Top 10 mines with world’s most valuable ore

In mining, grade is king.

November 4, 2021

RANKED: Top 10 mining projects with world’s most valuable ore

The province of Saskatchewan has some high-grade uranium.

October 11, 2021

World’s top copper projects by capex — report

Global copper mine production is set to expand by 7.8% y-o-y in 2021 as a result of multiple new projects coming online, says Fitch.

October 6, 2021

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

October 5, 2021

Gold production from top miners to recover in H2 — report

The collective production of the top 10 global gold producers is expected to recover by around 13.5% in H2 2021, according to GlobalData.

October 5, 2021

Alrosa to invest $34 million to reclaim tailings pit at Aikhal

The Aikhal division includes one of Russia’s and the world’s largest diamond mines.

September 22, 2021

DMCC appoints World Diamond Council traceability initiative ambassadors

The SoW applies every time a rough or polished diamond changes hands, assuring it originates from a source compliant with universally accepted principles on human and labour rights.

September 17, 2021

Following the minerals

China is coveting Afghanistan’s mineral endowment, which despite recent headlines, may not be as rich as advertised.