Copper • Aug 9, 2025
Resolution Copper Mine: $270B Project Stalled
Beneath Arizona’s desert lies the Resolution Copper Mine, a $270B deposit that could supply 25% of U.S. demand — if it can overcome decades of hurdles.
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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) • Aug 8, 2025
Rare Earth Mining Myanmar: The Hidden Crisis
Rare earth mining Myanmar is spiraling into a cross-border environmental crisis. In rebel-held Shan State, illegal operations run by the UWSA are contaminating rivers that flow…
Iron Ore • Aug 7, 2025
Mining Dividends 2025 Outlook: Payouts Shrink
Mining dividends in 2025 are shrinking as Rio Tinto, BHP, Glencore, and Anglo American redirect cash to fund major growth projects amid weaker prices.
Battery Metals • Aug 6, 2025
Glencore Cobalt Export Ban Threatens 2025 Sales
Glencore warns it may be unable to sell much of its 2025 cobalt output due to DRC’s extended export ban.
Africa • Aug 5, 2025
Guinea Bauxite Concession Revoked: UAE Miner
Guinea revokes UAE bauxite license, deepening state grip over strategic mineral resources.
Copper • Aug 4, 2025
Loma Larga Mine Ecuador Sparks Backlash Over
Approval of Loma Larga mine Ecuador triggers national conflict over water, biodiversity, and consultation.
Processing & Smelting • Aug 4, 2025
Peptide-Based Mineral Recovery Breakthrough
Key Takeaways Australian scientists have retooled cancer drug discovery techniques for mineral recovery. Their peptide-targeting method achieved 98% silver purity and over 95% recovery. The new…
Processing & Smelting • Aug 4, 2025
From cancer treatment to minerals recovery
Australian researchers have applied cancer therapeutic techniques to recovery of critical and rare earth minerals with a new peptide-targeting mineral recovery method. The researchers, based at…
Asia Pacific • Aug 2, 2025
Mekong River Pollution Surges as Illegal
Myanmar’s illegal mining boom is spilling toxic waste into the Mekong River—endangering lives and ecosystems across Southeast Asia.
Critical Minerals • Aug 1, 2025
Skillings Mining Review August 2025
Two forces define mining this month: the true cost of iron ore and the accelerating race for critical minerals. Our cover story, “The Environmental Costs We…
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