Category: Latest Mining News

Gold prices are at record highs. But disappointing results at the world’s largest miner of the yellow metal signals companies may be struggling to capitalize on sizzling demand.

Vale (NYSE: VALE) will hold a public hearing at the end of October as part of the process to advance its $500 million Bacaba copper project in Brazil’s northern state of Pará.

Mining associations, whose members or participants include almost 100 companies, have launched a 60-day public consultation on a program aimed at providing a consolidated standard for the sector’s environment, social issues and governance (ESG).

Mitchall Mines and Minerals Limited is pleased to announce it has upgraded its gold exploration target at its flagship project, Pine Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Angola’s state-owned diamond producer said some clients were deterred by its partnership with Russia’s Alrosa PJSC, but underlined that its output doesn’t fall under western sanctions.

The global zinc market is facing a sizeable supply deficit in 2024 as a raw materials squeeze forces smelters to reduce production of refined metal.

Demand for silver has skyrocketed in recent years, and supply hasn’t been able to keep up.

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) said on Thursday that it has completed the Phase 1 of the A21 underground expansion at its Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, and is now moving into commercial production.

Vale (NYSE: VALE) is considering a potential public listing for its base metals unit by the end of 2026, according to the chair of Vale Base Metals (VBM), Mark Cutifani.

Canada’s increased government funding and protectionism are boosting outlooks compared with rising geopolitical risks in foreign countries, according to a new KPMG survey of industry executives.

Copper rose to a two-month high to cap a strong week for metals, helped by the Federal Reserve’s half-point rate cut.

India must tighten checks on transactions involving precious metals and stones as several of these deals are conducted in cash and fall outside the purview of typical monitoring procedures, according to a global anti-money-laundering watchdog.