South32 buys stake in KGHM’s Chilean mine for $1.55bn Sierra Gorda will be South32’s second-largest deal since it listed in 2015 and will add 70,000 to 80,000 tonnes of copper to its portfolio. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2021 | 7:08 am
De Beers to extend life of Namibia mines to 2042 Namdeb, a joint venture between the Namibian government and the diamond giant, has extended its land-based mines’ life by 20 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2021 | 7:01 am
Chile to open 400,000 tonnes of lithium reserves up for exploration The copper-producing nation, which holds the world’s largest known lithium reserves, will tender for five quotas of 80,000 tonnes each. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 14, 2021 | 3:43 am
Tesla inks multi-year nickel supply deal with Prony Resources The New Caledonian miner will provide the US carmaker with about 42,000 tonnes of the metal needed to produce batteries that power its EVs. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 13, 2021 | 3:53 am
Cadence closer to reopening former Anglo American mine in Brazil The Amapa iron ore mine is expected to generate 5.3 million tonnes of iron ore a year once at full capacity. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 10:00 am
Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant, which will double copper output, to start operations a quarter earlier. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 7:09 am
Barrick CEO, PNG Prime Minister to meet on potential fast-track of Porgera restart Bristow hopes to speed up negotiations for the reopening of Papua New Guinea's vast open pit and underground gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2021 | 3:51 am
Barrick Gold boosts automation at Kibali Innovations include machine learning at the mine’s three hydropower stations and reactive battery control to reduce back-up diesel generation. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2021 | 9:15 am
Antofagasta to test use of hydrogen in mining equipment The copper miner has begun testing hydrogen-powered haulage truck at its Centinela copper mine, in northern Chile. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2021 | 6:56 am
BHP to expand into “tougher jurisdictions” in search of battery metals CEO Mike Henry said the company is ready for a strategic shift out of its geographical, advanced-economies comfort zone. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 8, 2021 | 3:52 am