Expansion of Lucara Diamond’s Karowe mine to take longer and cost more Lucara expects to achieve 75% of slated full production by late 2029, 1.3 years later than planned and spend $20m more than budgeted. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 4:50 am
Canada’s first rare earth miner in trading halt on expansion rumours Vital Metals is reportedly in final talks to buy two projects in Quebec, one of which may be the world’s fourth largest dysprosium deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 10, 2021 | 5:44 am
UN says IPCC’s climate report “code red for humanity” First major assessment from the UN-backed experts committee in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 8:04 am
Euro Sun Mining to list in London before year-end Floating on the LSE would help it access fresh capital to fund the first phase of its Rovina Valley copper-gold project in Romania. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 6:55 am
Gates-backed firm joins Bluejay on battery metals quest KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires, will pay $15m in exploration funding for Greenland project. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 9, 2021 | 3:43 am
Nordgold begins mining at Lefa’s satellite deposit The Diguili deposit, located about 22 miles from Lefa’s processing facility, is considered a core pillar of Nordgold’s expansion strategy. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2021 | 7:09 am
Mountain Province bounces back as diamond demand returns Its 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine has rebounded well from a difficult start to the year, that saw it shut down for 22 days. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 5, 2021 | 7:01 am
Resolute Mining sells Bibiani mine to Asante Gold for $90 million Sale reduces Western Australia-based miner's portfolio to only two gold assets — Syama in Mali and Mako in Senegal. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 5, 2021 | 3:53 am
Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 4, 2021 | 9:22 am
