Petra Diamonds opens tailings to artisanal miners in South Africa

Petra believes there is space for artisanal small-scale miners to co-exist with formalized, large-scale operators.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2019 | 6:48 am

Wealth Minerals granted access rights to Valsequillo silver project in Mexico

The Vancouver-based miner can acquire a 100% interest in the property by paying $6 million to the vendors.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 31, 2019 | 6:20 am

A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues

This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2019 | 2:56 am

Nobel laureate says better batteries can cement electric car era

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose research proved critical in developing lithium-ion batteries said the ubiquitous technology energizing iPhones and Teslas is poised to become more powerful and cheaper.

Bloomberg News | October 30, 2019 | 2:40 pm

Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC

Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors

Frik Els | October 30, 2019 | 12:54 pm