BHP to speed up $5.7 billion Jansen potash mine BHP attempts to bring forward Stage 1 first production into 2026, which is expected to yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2022 | 5:08 am
Botswana Diamonds kicks off drilling at Thorny River’s high-grade area The exploration program focuses on the recently discovered high-grade geophysical area of the diamond project. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2022 | 6:41 am
Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2022 | 4:00 am
Gold Fields unlikely to further sweeten Yamana deal — CEO Chief executive Chris Griffith says Yamana Gold’s shareholders are warming up to $6.7 billion takeover offer. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2022 | 8:48 am
Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again A cost and schedule reforecast now pegs the total project costs at $7.06 billion, almost $1.8 billion higher than its original estimate in 2015. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2022 | 4:01 am
Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 9:01 am
Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2022 | 3:55 am
Ecuador court endorses environmental permits for Dundee’s Loma Larga gold project The Judicial Labour Unit of the southern city of Cuenca also reaffirmed Dundee’s mining concessions in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2022 | 6:58 am
PureGold mulls company sale as part of strategic review Review could involve a potential merger, a sale of all or part of its gold mine in Ontario, or other long-term financing options. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2022 | 3:55 am
Sigma Lithium’s project in Brazil to benefit from new rules The 25%-ready Grota do Cirilo lithium project will not be constrained by quotas so Sigma will mine the north and south pits simultaneously. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 12, 2022 | 6:58 am
