Galantas Gold to kick off operations at Irish mine in June The past producing Omagh mine in Northern Ireland is expected to yield between 4,500 to 5,500 ounces of gold for the balance of the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2022 | 7:09 am
Petra Diamonds mulls sale of loss-making Koffiefontein mine Petra wants to offload the Koffiefontein diamond mine in South Africa, which reaches the end of its productive life in 2025. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2022 | 3:48 am
Apple, Tesla, Intel could be using conflict minerals due to faulty scheme Global Witness says it is not the companies but the ITSCI certification scheme they rely on to vet their suppliers where the problem lies. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2022 | 1:00 am
Newmont boosts investment in Yanacocha gold mine in Peru Miner has increased its planned investments for sulfides project from $2.25bn to $2.5bn, with a firm decision to be made by year-end. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2022 | 5:33 am
Teck Resources strikes deal to earn into Chile copper project Golden Rim's Loreto copper project is 120 km north of Teck’s Quebrada Blanca, and it is surrounded by operations run by BHP and Codelco. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2022 | 3:39 am
Rosatom, Nornickel to develop lithium project in Russia The two Russian companies plan to develop the Kolmozerskoye lithium deposit in the country’s northwestern Murmansk region. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2022 | 6:46 am
Kinross sells Chirano gold mine in Ghana to Asante in $225m deal Kinross has agreed to sell its 90% interest in the Chirano mine to Asante Gold in a deal worth $225 million. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2022 | 3:51 am
Chile constitution drafters reject mining-adverse proposal The 52 articles rejected sought tightening up the protection of the country’s natural resources, including copper and lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2022 | 8:41 am
Codelco to create mining carbon footprint calculator The free tool, to be available in the second half of the year, aims to help miners favour suppliers with the lowest footprint and emissions. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2022 | 3:53 am
Mexico nationalizes lithium mining The law, which came into force on Thursday, elevates lithium to the category of “strategic mineral” that belongs to the state. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2022 | 10:01 am
