Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor

Zambia Revenue Authority claims the company owes $2.1 billion in penalties and $5.7 billion in interest.

Early output of 1,720 carats of emeralds, including 826 carats of top quality ones, was achieved through a bulk-sampling program carried out within eight weeks of the completing the acquisition of the mine

The portable machine screens polished diamonds and jewellery, identifying synthetics as well as treated stones.

Newly appointed Minister of Mineral Resources Gwede Mantashe said the key to regain investors and miners confidence in the South Africa’s mining sector was to finalize revised plans for black ownership in the industry in the coming weeks.

The Canadian miner says any contemplated amendments in a new mining code will not apply to Fekola without its consent.

The acquisition includes Rio Tinto’s 82% stake in Hail Creek coal mine and its 71.2 % interest in the Valeria project.

Global copper output is expected to climb from 20.4 million tonnes this year to 28 million tonnes by 2027.

But according to the updated feasibility study total capital expenditure for the life of Wafi-Golpu mine will fall by about the same amount to $5.5 billion.

The mpowerment laws now limit majority ownership by state miners only to the diamond and platinum sectors, as oppose to the entire mining sector.

German researchers say cobalt-free battery technologies — including post-lithium technologies based on non-critical elements — are the best way to avoid supply issues in the long term.