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Indonesia gold mine landslide kills at least 12, more missing

Heavy rains since Saturday triggered the catastrophe in the Gorontalo province on the island of Sulawesi.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2024 | 7:23 am

Silvercorp acquisition of Adventus hits roadblock

Silvercorp sees potential cancellation of the environmental permit for Adventus'…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 8, 2024 | 3:36 am

Britain prioritizing jobs in Tata Steel talks, minister says

Britain's biggest steel producer started closing one of its carbon-intensive…

Reuters | July 7, 2024 | 8:04 am

Which critical minerals will be crucial for the AI boom?

Semiconductors have been likened to the ‘picks and shovels’ of…

James Cooper | July 5, 2024 | 12:55 pm

Skeena Resources wins appeal over Eskay Creek tailings storage facility

The miner has successfully appealed a prior decision regarding ownership…

Staff Writer | July 5, 2024 | 9:06 am

Machine learning helps Earth AI find high-grade molybdenum in unexpected place

Earth AI announced the first discovery of a greenfield molybdenum deposit using artificial intelligence.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 26, 2023 | 6:25 am

Wheaton invests $115 million plus silver stream in Mineral Park mine in Arizona

Wheaton has agreed to purchase 100% of the silver produced by the mine over the project life.

Staff Writer | October 25, 2023 | 11:24 am

Over 4,000 jobs on the line with Sibanye-Stillwater’s latest restructuring

Announcement comes barely six weeks after the company kicked off a similar process at one of its South African gold mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2023 | 5:53 am

SolGold advances plan to sell flagship Ecuador copper project

The miner said there are "several" parties eyeing the Cascabel copper-gold project, and that at least five suitors have completed site visits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2023 | 3:44 am

British Columbia court fines former mining exec $22,000 for environmental violations

A court ruling in July found that former CEO Benjamin Mossman was “actively or passively involved” in the Yellow Giant mine exceeding permitted amounts of zinc on multiple occasions.

Staff Writer | October 24, 2023 | 3:03 pm

Video: Don Lindsay on Glencore’s pursuit of Teck and resource nationalism

"They don't distinguish between the good coal and the bad coal," former Teck CEO says.

Alisha Hiyate | October 24, 2023 | 6:02 am

Petra Diamonds says supply curbs, India’s moratorium stabilizing market

The miner is confident about the positive effects that supply curbs by major producers and India's two-month import moratorium will have on the market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 24, 2023 | 3:42 am

Video: Gold Royalty CEO Garofalo lauds court for knocking feds

Garofalo said governments should “stay out of the way" of mining projects because long lead times, unclear regulations and overlapping jurisdictions all drive away investment.

Colin McClelland | October 23, 2023 | 10:30 am

Horizonte Minerals in talks to fund nickel project overrun

The Araguaia project is facing a 35% cost jump and first production has been delayed to the third quarter of next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

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