Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination
Resource-rich Western Australia has been picked the most attractive region for mining investment in 2021, replacing the U.S. state of Nevada, which fell to the third place in the latest…
Articles by Cecilia Jamasmie
Mexican president reignites debate around mining reform with focus on lithium
During a recent press conference, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador warned that if Congress does not approve a constitutional reform on electrical matters, following a decision by the Supreme…
Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use
The Chilean government of President Gabriel Boric is suing mines operated by giants BHP (ASX: BHP), Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) and Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) over alleged environmental damage caused in the northern Salar…
World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions
Alrosa (MCX: ALRS), the world’s top diamond producer by output, has been hit by fresh sanctions imposed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The OFAC…
Colombia to tender gold, coal assets by end of June
Colombia plans to hold two bidding rounds — one for gold and one for coal exploration contracts — before the end of June, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen…
BHP’s Nickel West to be fully powered by renewables
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LON: BHP; ASX: BHP) has secured enough renewable energy to cover 100% of the power requirements of three of its major nickel operations in Western Australia, following…
Researchers look into extracting critical metals from mine waste to boost Australia’s, India’s supply
New research from the University of South Australia could transform the way rare earth elements and other vital battery metals are recovered from the earth, enabling safer extraction with fewer…
Albemarle, Mineral Resources to speed up Wodgina lithium mine restart
Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) and its partner Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) will speed up the restart of production at their jointly owned Wodgina lithium mine in Australia to respond to “unprecedented” demand for…
Kinross Gold sells Russian assets to Highland for US$680M
Kinross Gold (TSX:G; NYSE:KGC) is selling its Russian assets to Highland Gold Mining for a total of US$680 million in cash, the Canadian miner said on Tuesday, a month after…
Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) and the Kyrgyz Republic have reached an out-of-court settlement in which the Canadian miner agrees to hand control of its expropriated Kumtor operation to the country’s government, ending an almost…
Chile environmental regulator files charges against Teck at Quebrada Blanca
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B) (NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is facing eight charges filed by Chile’s environmental regulator SMA, which claims the miner failed to comply with measures to avoid…
Serbian elections to reshape debate on Rio Tinto’s Jadar project
Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) might have the licence for its $2.4 billion lithium project in Serbia reinstated should the country’s pro-mining president, Aleksandar Vučić, and his ruling Serbian Progressive…