UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 9:51 am
Wiluna goes ahead with Western Australia gold mine expansion Staged development will increase production at Wiluna from 62,000 ounces of gold per year to 100,000-120,000 annual ounces by late 2021. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 6:58 am
Centamin’s annual output to suffer from delays at Sukari Centamin has lowered production guidance for 2020 by around 15% after flagging stability issues at the west wall of its flagship mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 3:50 am
Scotland’s first commercial gold mine to open in November The explorer has found “encouraging” signs of more precious metals at its Cononish gold and silver project in Scotland’s Highlands. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2020 | 8:16 am
Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2020 | 3:46 am
SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 7:38 am
Bacanora Lithium sells 50% of German project to Erris The Zinnwald project, located in the heart of Europe's chemical and car industries, would be Erris’ first project in Germany. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 6:13 am
Newmont, Agnico Eagle team up in Colombia The companies have formed a joint venture to explore the Anzá project and other prospective “district-scale” gold targets in Colombia. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 30, 2020 | 3:46 am
Jervois to buy cobalt, nickel refinery in Brazil The São Miguel Paulista refinery had a production capacity of 25,000 mtpa of nickel and 2,000 mtpa of cobalt before it was placed on care and maintenance in 2016. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2020 | 9:15 am
Australia’s Queensland state approves giant coal mine Pembroke Resources’ A$1-billion Olive Downs project is poised to become the state’s third-largest coal mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 29, 2020 | 6:43 am
