Antofagasta says drought could hit full-year production Los Pelambres, located 240 km north-east of Santiago, is beginning to feel the impact of one of Chile’s worst droughts in the last 12 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2021 | 7:01 am
Rio Tinto’s RBM to shut furnace as stockpiles depleted The Richards Bay Minerals operation in South Africa has been halted since late June following the murder of the top manager. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2021 | 3:32 am
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate First truck-loads departed from the mine on July 17 and will be shipped exclusively to China from the Port of Durban in South Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2021 | 9:59 am
Barrick resumes operations at Hemlo after fatality Operations at the Ontario gold mine were halted following the death of a contract worker on site last week. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2021 | 6:08 am
Endeavour Silver buys Nevada gold asset for $100 million The Bruner gold exploration project is expected to become a low-cost, open pit, heap leach mine operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2021 | 3:51 am
OceanaGold to restart Didipio mine after new deal with Philippines The gold-copper mine, which has been idled since 2019, will be restarted "as soon as possible" and will run for another 25 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2021 | 7:14 am
What a “Joy” — Lucara finds largest fancy pink diamond yet The 62-carat diamond, named "Boitumelo" is Botswana’s largest fancy pink rough yet. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2021 | 4:01 am
Western Australia plans world’s biggest renewable energy hub The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH) would stretch across an area bigger than greater Sydney, and could produce up to 50 gigawatts of energy. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 8:20 am
Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte mine production exceeds expectations The mine, Ecuador's largest, delivered 108,799 ounces of gold in the three months to June 30, up from 104,137 ounces in the previous quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 3:45 am