Nature: UK scallops are under threat due to metal pollution leftover from 19th century mining

Metal pollution left over from mining in the 19th century is weakening the shells of scallops off of the coast of the Isle of Man, a study has warned. Researchers led from York analysed shells from six areas around the island, looking at their thickness, strength and internal mineralogical composition. They said that the seabed … Read more

Mining company Cornish Lithium planning to go public in next two years

Mining company Cornish Lithium announces plans to go public in the next two years By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 18 September 2020 Cornish Lithium said this week it had found ‘globally significant’ deposits of the green metal A mining company that has found … Read more

Globally significant’ levels of lithium could spark mining in Cornwall

There’s lithium in them thaar Cornish hills! ‘Globally significant’ levels of the mineral could spark new Poldark era of mining Mining firm says county holds some of world’s best quality reserves of the metal  Reviving the area’s mining industry could create hundreds of jobs in the region   As well as electric cars, lithium batteries are … Read more

Shamed Rio Tinto boss axed in Aboriginal mining scandal

Shamed Rio Tinto boss axed in Aboriginal mining scandal: But he’s likely to scoop millions in pay and bonuses By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 11 September 2020 The shamed boss of Rio Tinto could be paid more than £3,000 a day for another … Read more

The Aussie mining minnow with a focus on gold, silver and zinc: NQ Minerals

NQ Minerals is a project developer and miner with Australian assets that have plenty of near-term appeal. The company is led by an experienced team that includes veteran venture capitalist Walter Doyle, who is CEO, and serial entrepreneur David Lenigas, who chairs the business. Its holdings include the Hellyer mine in Tasmania, the Mount Block … Read more

PUNT OF THE WEEK: Mining investor Metal Tiger shares up 66% this year

PUNT OF THE WEEK: Mining investor Metal Tiger’s shares up 66% this year as it prepares for key float By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 Mewtal Tiger is an AIM-listed firm that invests in mining companies and projects it thinks are … Read more

Hambro: Now let’s settle this bitter feud over my gold mining giant

Gold mining veteran Peter Hambro has launched an emotional plea to private shareholders, urging them to intervene after the board of the company he created 26 years ago was ousted. He said a vote this week is an opportunity for ‘properly informed’ shareholders to decide the future of Petropavlovsk, worth £1.3billion, after a shock vote … Read more

Red Wall voters bash Boris over Banks Mining open-cast mine delay 

Red Wall voters bash Boris as last English coal mining firm is forced to announce lay-offs due to planning delays By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘letting down’ northern voters who helped him win a … Read more

New study shows gold mining is stripping the nitrogen out of the soil in the Amazon

New study shows gold mining in the Amazon is leeching nitrogen out of the soil, raising mercury concentrations and stopping new trees from growing for years Researchers studied the effects of gold mining on the Amazon rainforest Soil samples showed lower amounts of nitrogen in areas around mines They also found mercury levels that could … Read more

HYBPA: Marty Sheargold dresses up as a ‘Dubai mining magnate’

Comedian Marty Sheargold dresses up as a ‘Dubai mining magnate’ on Have You Been Paying Attention? and asks if cultural appropriation is okay ‘if you do it in the privacy of your own home’ By Alisha Buaya and Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:20 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 07:41 BST, 1 … Read more