Brazil Minerals to expand lithium project The hard-rock lithium asset is located in the northeast part of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2021 | 7:05 am
Aton outlines plan to build Egypt’s second gold mine The Canadian miner is ready to kick off its ambitious 2021 exploration drilling and development program. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2021 | 6:08 am
Lucapa kicks off 2021 with 113-carat diamond find at Lulo It is the 17th rock over 100 carats found at the Angola mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 4, 2021 | 4:13 am
Rio Tinto outlines Oyu Tolgoi’s path forward Update specifies "mining by sections" plan that should make of Oyu Tolgoi the world’s No.4 copper operation by 2030. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2020 | 7:02 am
Alamos Gold doubles Ontario footprint with Trillium buy Acquisition more than doubles Alamos' land position in the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, northern Ontario. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2020 | 4:57 am
Mountain Province’s Gahcho Kué yields 157-carat diamond It's the largest “gem quality” diamond ever found at the Northwest Territories mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2020 | 7:03 am
Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2020 | 3:33 am
Equinox to buy Premier Gold in $480 million all-stock deal The friendly deal hands Equinox Premier's interest in the Hardrock project in Ontario, as well as the Mercedes mine in Mexico and the Hasaga and Rahill-Bonanza properties in Red Lake, Ontario. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2020 | 7:03 am
Rio Tinto’s $6.7bn Oyu Tolgoi expansion to begin in 2022 The update on budget and timeline for the expansion didn't provide clarity on the funding and economics surrounding the giant project. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2020 | 3:45 am
De Beers buys time to close diamond deal with Botswana It has extended a ten-year sales agreement with Botswana by a year due to logistical challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic Cecilia Jamasmie | December 15, 2020 | 6:25 am