Petra defers another diamond tender amid weak demand Petra is holding on to the diamonds from its South African operations, but will sell those from its Williamson mine in Tanzania as planned. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2024 | 3:43 am
Westgold-Karora merger creates top five Australian gold miner Combined company has an annual output of over 400,000 ounces of gold per year and a market capitalization of about $1.63bn. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2024 | 5:48 am
BHP turns to mediation to avoid strike at Escondida The last significant strike at Escondida, in 2017, lasted 44 days, hurt BHP's production and drove global copper prices up. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2024 | 3:49 am
Liontown kicks off lithium production in Western Australia The Kathleen Valley lithium mine is expected to reach production capacity of 3 million tonnes per year in early 2025. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2024 | 6:33 am
Rio Tinto open to major acquisitions to meet copper goals CEO Jakob Stausholm noted that buying quality assets in the current “hot market” would be “seriously" expensive. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2024 | 4:35 am
Eldorado Gold inks deal to earn 80% of TRU Agreement gives Eldorado the option to earn an 80% interest in TRU Precious Metals' Golden Rose gold-copper project in Newfoundland. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2024 | 8:44 am
BHP, Lundin grab Filo in $3bn South American copper deal BHP and Lundin are creating a 50/50 JV that will own Filo del Sol, spanning the Argentina-Chile border, and the Josemaría copper project. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2024 | 3:54 am
Horizon Minerals to become Australia’s newest gold producer Horizon board's final investment decision to proceed with the Boorara gold project allows for an immediate start of pre-production works. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2024 | 3:44 am
