The Latest Breaking News from Mining

Silver is the most speculative precious metal. Gold and silver have a long history as financial assets, but few governments consider silver a reserve asset. Meanwhile, silver is an industrial and precious metal that tends to outperform gold on a percentage basis on rallies and underperforms during bearish periods. In…

People should not assume the water that falls on their roofs is safe to drink, experts say

The Mexican parliament's lower house voted to press ahead with the proposed overhaul of the country's mining laws which include shortening concessions, tightening water permits and giving back some profits, moves criticized by industry leaders.

Scotland's only commercial gold producer is looking to shore up working capital and buy a new mining drill

The hope is that ecological certification will bring higher prices and squeeze out criminal gangs running illegal operations

The NT Supreme Court has dismissed an application against a decision by the territory mining minister to slash the McArthur River Mine's rehabilitation bond.

The government wants to regulate some of the territory's biggest water users. But academics and water policy experts say there are problems with the proposed changes that can't be sugar coated.

Amid the earnings season, despite witnessing high volumes, unstable stocks such as Snap Inc. (SNAP), Meta Materials Inc. (MMAT), and SAI.TECH Global Corporation (SAI) seem primed for renewed bouts of volatility due to their weak fundamentals. Continue reading….

Glencore has Canadian mining crown jewel Teck in its sights–but the disruptive takeover bid has little chance of succeeding, say Yale's Sonnenfeld and Tian.