Focus on Minerals
Opinion: Hydropower ruling a victory for environmental justice on Indigenous lands
Opinion: To meet its ambitious goals for the shift to clean energy, the Biden administration will need to live up to its trust...
Opinion: Funds buy back into copper’s super-cycle credentials
Opinion: Copper's exposure to energy-transition sectors such as electric vehicles, solar power and smart grids is well known but has been over-shadowed by...
Russia in close contact with metals industry after sanctions: Kremlin
MOSCOW – The Kremlin on Wednesday said the Russian government was in close contact with the metals industry and was discussing different options...
Australia’s Rinehart takes stake in Lynas Rare Earths
As Australia's richest person takes stake in mining company, industry wonders if talks of a merger with MP Materials could be reignited.
Rio Tinto aims to keep Resolution’s copper in US, executive says
The Arizona mine would, if developed, over its life produce more than 40 billion pounds of copper and supply more than a quarter...
US set to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district
The U.S. Interior Department's recommendation to end the project in its current form could come in an environmental analysis due later this week
Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease
Health problems have grown in recent years as miners dig through more layers of rock to gain access to coal seams when deposits...
Global Commodities excludes Russian nickel from its new trading platform
LONDON (Reuters) – UK-based Global Commodities Holdings Ltd (GCHL) will not accept nickel produced in Russia on its new spot trading platform due...
Canada’s Barrick Gold reports lower gold, copper output for Q1
By Srivastava Vallari (Reuters) -Canadian miner Barrick Gold on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected preliminary gold production for the first quarter hurt by planned maintenance...
A silver mine revives neglected Bosnian town
VARES, Bosnia – After five years abroad, Anto Marcic has returned to his village near the town of Vares in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
