Lydian’s gold project in Armenia hits new roadblock The miner will embark on further legal action to progress its stalled Amulsar gold project after being denied a water permit. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 5, 2019 | 5:51 am
Lucara going ahead with $514m Karowe mine expansion While the needed investment is expected to be paid back in under three years, Lucara has suspended dividends. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 5, 2019 | 2:55 am
Bolivia walks away from lithium project with German company Germany's ACISA, which employs just 20 people, was created solely to focus on building the now botched lithium mine in the Salar de Uyuni. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2019 | 10:10 am
Antofagasta cuts expected copper output further due to Chile’s protests While its four local mines are back in operation, the company has doubled it expected production loss for 2019 to about 10,000 tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2019 | 7:08 am
Lynas and Malaysia ink deal to sell rare earth waste, attract customers The agreement comes amid protests by environmentalists who say the miner's rare earths plant fails to meet safety standards. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 4, 2019 | 3:56 am
Firestone resumes operations at Liqhobong diamond mine Firestone has installed rented diesel generators to power the Lesotho mine's processing plant. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2019 | 6:21 am
BHP earmarks $44 million for Samarco reopening four years after dam burst Investment approval comes four years after a deadly dam collapse that killed 19 people and became the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2019 | 3:53 am
Recycled lithium batteries market to hit $6 billion by 2030 — report Circular Energy Storage predicts the world will generate around 1.2 million tonnes of battery waste per year by 2030. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2019 | 10:05 am
Petra Diamonds opens tailings to artisanal miners in South Africa Petra believes there is space for artisanal small-scale miners to co-exist with formalized, large-scale operators. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2019 | 6:48 am
A tenth of the world’s tailing dams have had stability issues This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2019 | 2:56 am
