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A few years ago, asteroid mining was all the rage. With the commercial space sector rapidly growing, the dream of commercializing space seemed almost imminent. Basically, the notion of having platforms and spacecraft that could rendezvous and mine Near Earth…
Chinese mine operators in Zambia started paying royalties and taxes in yuan in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, the latest sign of the growing acceptance of the currency on the continent. Payments using the Chinese unit began in October, the Bank…
At the end of the fourth quarter the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $2.17 trillion, up an astonishing $892 billion in 2025. Most of the gains accumulated in the…
Platinum prices are on track for their strongest monthly rally in nearly four decades in December, fuelled by the EU’s U-turn on its 2035 combustion-engine ban, a tight supply backdrop and rising investment demand for precious metals. Platinum and palladium,…
Output will be reduced in 2026 to better match demand with supply, said Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, according to CNBC Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country’s production of the metal, which is used in both stainless steel and…
The deal, which includes the federal government as partner, aligns with Trump administration goals to lessen reliance on China for minerals. A South Korea metals company will invest $6.6 billion to build a minerals refinery on the site of a…
National and provincial governments are pushing to allow extraction of minerals in protected areas, amid a change in social attitudes. Argentina seems to be moving away from a decades-long opposition to mining and other activities perceived as harmful to the…
China says it has uncovered Asia’s largest undersea gold deposit, a massive offshore find that strengthens domestic supply, reshapes regional resource rankings, and highlights Beijing’s accelerating push to secure strategic minerals. China has reported the discovery of a major undersea…