Chinese state media has declared that China has rocketed to second place among the world's largest lithium reserve holders. "The breakthrough resulted from significant discoveries along a 2800 ...

El Salvador could build a mining sector with a relatively clean slate to shape mining law after the country's legislature ...

A fire on 2 January damaged 36MW of power at the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which may delay the commissioning of its smelter by "up to three months ...

Two people have been killed by security forces protecting infrastructure related to Gemfield's Montepuez (MRM) ruby mine in ...

There's been much speculation about the likelihood of a rare summer La Nina – which can cause upheaval for commodity supply chains. In Australia, the rumour milled restarted for the New Year ...

The heat for lithium is growing, but little remains known about the impact of popular mining methods. In light of this, a recent Duke University study looked into the historic impact of lithium ...

Most of the Chinese nationals arrested in December for allegedly running an illegal gold mine in the Democratic Republic of ...

Mining Journal analysis, based on Trading Economics price data, shows that 2024 was the year of precious metals. Compared to the beginning of the year, gold prices increased by around 28%, while ...

Codelco's chairman, Maximo Pacheco, told a local newspaper that the state copper miner's output was "slightly higher" in 2024 compared to the year before. According to Pacheco, Codelco's output ...

Hudbay Minerals has completed the permitting for its Copper World copper project in Arizona, US, having received an air ...

Chile's government has once again denied an environmental permit for the proposed $2.5billion Dominga iron and copper mine. The Dominga project was previously rejected twice, in 2017 and 2023 ...

Hudbay Minerals is investing C$19.9 million to acquire a 9.99% stake in Arizona copper developer Arizona Sonoran Copper Company, increasing its exposure in the US state. Hudbay, which earlier this ...