Drill, baby, drill: China turns the screws, India looks for own toolsChina’s new export controls on tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have highlighted India’s reliance on overseas suppliers for specialised infras...
20 Oct, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
14 dead, 7 injured in Colombia illegal gold mine collapseFourteen individuals lost their lives, and seven others were injured due to the collapse of an illegal gold mine. This tragic event occurre...
20 Oct, 2026, 06.29 AM IST
Copper falls as LME stocks edge higher and mine supply concerns easeCopper prices have dipped due to rising inventories culminating from a resolution of a major strike at a Chilean mine. With available coppe...
19 Oct, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
From rocks to riches: India’s unfinished critical minerals storyIndia's manufacturing industry is significantly affected by its heavy reliance on imported critical minerals like lithium and cobalt. The r...
19 Oct, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
NMDC puts nickel foray on hold on global oversupply concerns, sources sayState-run NMDC has paused its planned entry into nickel, citing oversupply concerns in Indonesia, which accounts for more than 60% of globa...
19 Oct, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
During World War I, zinc mining helped Rush, Arkansas, grow to 2,000 to 3,000 residents; by 1920, its population had fallen to 344, and mining ruins remain along the Buffalo RiverRush, Arkansas, experienced a boom during World War I, driven by high zinc demand which transformed it into a bustling mining hub. Essentia...
18 Oct, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
In the 1890s, a new gold process helped turn Mercur, Utah, into a boomtown of over 2,500; by 1913, the mine had closed, and the original townsite was abandoned, though mining later resumedIn the late 19th century, Mercur, Utah, became an influential mining hub fueled by new gold extraction methods, notably cyanide processing ...
18 Oct, 2026, 01.10 PM IST
In the 1930s, mining kept Gold Point, Nevada, at about 200 residents; by 1950, only 23 remained; and by 2011, just 7 people still lived there full time, year-roundGold Point, once a thriving mining community in Nevada, experienced significant population decline after mining operations ceased. The town...
18 Oct, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
Right question for a bearish market: Not ‘will it fall’, but ‘is the business falling’? 5 large-caps with upside potential of up to 29%The best large companies are the ones FPIs own the most. So, when they decide to sell, it is precisely these high-quality stocks that see t...
18 Oct, 2026, 06.25 AM IST
In 1897, gold discoveries helped establish Ballarat near Death Valley, and its population reached 400 by 1898; today, adobe ruins remain after the mining boom fadedBallarat, founded in 1897 in the notorious Death Valley of California, flourished as a mining hub following the gold rush in the nearby Pan...
17 Oct, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Copper hits 10-day low on profit-taking as supply worries easeCopper prices decreased to their lowest point in ten days, influenced by profit-taking and lower supply fears. The decline in prices coinci...
15 Oct, 2026, 09.31 PM IST
Bessent urges World Bank to end restrictions on upstream oil, gas financingUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the World Bank to ease restrictions on oil and gas financing, support deep-sea mining, and reform...
15 Oct, 2026, 01.04 PM IST
India-Chile trade negotiations: A quiet and strategic deal beyond tariffsIndia and Chile are progressing with negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to enhance trade relations. The agreem...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Meet Lisa Su, MIT graduate who began her semiconductor career at Texas Instruments, later she became AMD CEOSu was born in Taiwan, and moved to the US with her family when she was a young child. She developed an interest in technology early in lif...
13 Oct, 2026, 01.29 AM IST
Adani's Kutch Copper plans 115 MW renewable energy push at Mundra refineryKutch Copper Ltd, a part of Adani Enterprises, plans to integrate 115 megawatts of renewable energy into operations. The copper refinery in...
11 Oct, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Russia’s 19,000 ton floating nuclear plant reactors completed; tugboats to now haul it to power copper mine across the Bering StraitIn a groundbreaking initiative, Russia is developing four floating nuclear power plants to deliver energy to a copper mining operation loca...
11 Oct, 2026, 04.16 PM IST
Govt likely to finalise critical minerals stockpiling policy in a monthMines Secretary Keshav Chandra indicated that a policy on stockpiling critical minerals will be announced soon. This initiative is designed...
09 Oct, 2026, 12.50 PM IST