At the end of the second quarter of 2024, the MINING.COM TOP 50* ranking of the world’s most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of $1.43 trillion, up $42 billion from end-March, as rising copper and gold prices make ...

In a volatile metals day on Tuesday (i.e. today), copper prices declined, moving back towards a four-month low that was reached the day before as commodities were engulfed in a turbulent global selloff of risky assets. Following a wild opening ...

Yesterday, the drop in gold prices was more than 1% as the commodity got caught up in a larger, worldwide market sell-off sparked by growing economic worries. Spot gold experienced its largest one-day decline since early June, plunging as much ...

Most of us associate mining with environmental problems like air and water pollution, catastrophic events like tailings dam collapses, or the effects of coal mining on global warming. However, the mining of metals like copper, nickel, and cobalt will become ...

While autonomous automobiles may be a familiar concept to you, did you know that autonomous mining trucks have existed for several decades already? Autonomous mining vehicles are used by Caterpillar to increase uniformity, production, and safety. The use of autonomous ...