Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura Vale said it will have a supply contract with the Trafigura-led consortium to off-take part of the nickel produced there. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 7:16 am
BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining They are the first global companies to have signed up a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:42 am
Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 3:53 am
Condor Gold touts drill results at La India Drill results from the starter pit reinforce the company’s confidence in the geological model, mineral resource, reserve calculation and mining plan. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2021 | 8:19 am
B2Gold denied exploration permit renewal in Mali The Canadian miner believes Menankoto is legally entitled to a permit renewal and is engaged in ongoing discussions with the government to clarify the situation. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2021 | 6:19 am
Petra Diamonds delays release of probe into human rights The diamond miner said it had obtained further information relating to the allegations, which will help with the preparation of its report. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2021 | 3:46 am
McEwen resumes operations at El Gallo mine in Mexico The Canadian miner has reached a new 10-year agreement with locals, who had blocked access to the mine two weeks ago. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2021 | 6:36 am
Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines The Oktyabrsky and Taymirskiy mines account for 36% of ore mined by the company in Russia. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2021 | 3:52 am
Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 7:19 am
Kaz Minerals bidders up takeover bid to $5.5 billion Nova Resources has raised its offer for the miner by 9%, after minority shareholders said they would reject earlier proposals for being too low. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 3:50 am
