Barrick and PNG reach deal over Porgera mine Agreement ends a year-long standoff over the gold mine's ownership and outlines plans to restart operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 14, 2021 | 3:47 am
Space mining enthusiasts to discuss legal framework, funding The Space Resources Week runs from April 19 to 22 as a free phygital event — combining physical and digital channels. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2021 | 9:13 am
Nevada-focused gold miner i-80 falls in Toronto debut The new Canadian gold miner's shares opened at C$3.05 and closed almost 7.7% lower at C$2.4. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2021 | 7:01 am
B2Gold commissions “world’s largest” off-grid solar battery plant at Fekola The system is expected to save 13.1 million liters of heavy fuel oil and help reduce CO2 emissions by 39,000 tonnes per year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2021 | 3:43 am
Chile minister says mining royalty bill “unconstitutional” Mining minister Juan Carlos Jobet said President Sebastian Piñera's administration is against setting a 3% royalty on copper and lithium. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2021 | 7:05 am
Rio Tinto commits to higher Citadel spend The world’s second largest miner has earmarked almost $19m for this year, up from $10m in 2020. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2021 | 5:30 am
Pro-foreign investment Lasso wins Ecuador presidential election He has also vowed to enforce environmental protection rules and secure Indigenous communities' participation in deciding the future of projects. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2021 | 4:59 am
Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 4:00 pm
Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joint project Chile's copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 7:06 am
Rio Tinto, Turquoise Hill strike funding deal for Oyu Tolgoi The binding agreement ends a standoff between the companies over the copper-gold mine expansion. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 5:00 am
