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Zimbabwe to start gold-tracing system in bid to curb smuggling

Zimbabwe loses about $1.5 billion annually to smuggling of the precious metal.

Bloomberg News | May 21, 2024 | 7:18 am

Metal waste can be turned into catalyst for hydrogen production

Swarf, a byproduct of the metal machining industry, can anchor…

Staff Writer | May 21, 2024 | 6:06 am

Lumina Gold to complete Cangrejos feasibility study by mid-2025

Lumina says its Cangrejos gold-copper project in southwest Ecuador is…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2024 | 5:45 am

Past producing yellow diamonds mine in Australia set to reopen

Gibb River Diamonds is bringing the Ellendale mine, which yielded…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2024 | 3:39 am

Get real: Copper price record was 56 years ago

Jeff Currie: Add AI data centers and military demand to…

Frik Els | May 20, 2024 | 1:23 pm

New draft decree proposes limiting issuance of mining titles in Colombia’s vulnerable ecosystems

Colombia’s government made public a draft decree aimed at setting new criteria for establishing temporary natural reserves within the context of mining and environmental regulations.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 23, 2023 | 11:15 am

Excellon Resources acquisition of La Negra falls through

Excellon's two board members have resigned after the mine seller unexpectedly sent it a notice terminating the transaction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2023 | 4:03 am

Austral Gold begins commissioning of Chilean heap reprocessing project

Production is expected later this month, lasting until 2033.

Staff Writer | July 20, 2023 | 3:01 pm

Antofagasta’s Arriagada, Collahuasi boss frontrunners for Codelco’s top job

Other names circulating include internal candidates Nicolás Rivera and Mauricio Barraza, from the north and centre-south divisions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2023 | 5:45 am

Rio Tinto flags cost hike at Argentina lithium project

Rio Tinto’s $140 million estimate and schedule for the starter plant at Rincon lithium project are under review due to cost escalation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 19, 2023 | 5:03 am

Lucara underground Karowe diamond mine cost jumps 25% to $683m

Underground production will be delayed to the first half of 2028, rather than the second half of 2026.

Staff Writer | July 18, 2023 | 10:24 am

Petra Diamonds misses production target for 2023 on lower grades

It produced 2.67 million carats for the year to June 2023, down by 20% from fiscal 2022 and below its guidance of 2.75-2.85 million carats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2023 | 3:41 am

SolGold’s Cascabel copper project license renewed for 25 years

A PFS shows the Ecuador asset has the potential to become one of the 20 largest copper-gold mines in South America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 8:53 am

Rainbow, Mosaic partner on rare earths extraction in Brazil

They expect to produce a preliminary economic assessment of the opportunity to extract rare earths from from Mosaic’s phosphogypsum stack.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2023 | 5:33 am

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