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Indian state-run miner NMDC’s Q1 profit tops estimates on higher prices

Profit for the country's largest state-owned iron ore miner swelled 20% from a year earlier.

Reuters | August 12, 2024 | 11:04 am

Western Copper pushes back environmental statement submission for Casino project

The company now plans to submit the ESE statement in…

Staff Writer | August 12, 2024 | 10:21 am

Endeavour Silver suspends Guanaceví mill, expects Q3 output hit

Guanaceví was initially forecast to produce between 5.3-5.8 million oz.…

Staff Writer | August 12, 2024 | 8:35 am

Lucara sales offer glimmer of hope to struggling diamond sector

Lucara's Karowe mine in Botswana generated $41.3 million in revenue,…

Staff Writer | August 12, 2024 | 6:34 am

Surge in M&As compels dealmakers to harness tools for compliance

Concerns around the supply and demand of critical metals and…

Mark Williams - Datasite | August 12, 2024 | 4:32 am

Researchers monitor emissions from Africa’s Copperbelt mines from space

Using satellite data, researchers were able to quantify emissions from individual mines in Africa's Copperbelt.

Staff Writer | October 12, 2023 | 6:16 am

Volcanic Gold shares rise on Guatemala Mila discovery

The Volcanic team discovered significant concentrations of bonanza-grade and visible gold within a 250 x 570-metre zone, at the prospect, notably in quartz veins.

Henry Lazenby | October 11, 2023 | 3:57 pm

Pan American Silver plans La Colorada mine restart after robbery

Last week the miner suspended all operating activities at La Colorada after reporting an armed robbery involving two trailers of concentrate.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 3:56 pm

“New” mineral discovered in abandoned gold mine dumps

A newly discovered mineral, named kanatzidisite, was recently unearthed in mining dumps of the abandoned Nagybörzsöny gold deposit in Hungary.

Staff Writer | October 11, 2023 | 6:06 am

Key question: Which critical mineral will China ban next?

The tech products we take for granted in our modern lives remain highly vulnerable to disruption.

James Cooper | October 10, 2023 | 1:02 pm

Defense Metals says Wicheeda will produce high-grade, high-recovery REE concentrate

The company has revealed the results of additional beneficiation testing conducted by SGS Canada.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 10:16 am

How to turn mine tailings into healthy soil

Researchers have developed a new method that is expected to save miners billions of dollars by minimizing the cost and risk of tailings storage.

Staff Writer | October 10, 2023 | 6:22 am

Loulo-Gounkoto to remain among world’s top 10 gold producers – Bristow

Mark Bristow said the Malian mine is on track to meet this year’s guidance.

Staff Writer | October 8, 2023 | 12:08 pm

Stone Age Ethiopians knew how to source their iron-rich rocks

Middle Stone Age Ethiopians progressively replaced exotic iron-rich high-quality rocks with lower quality, poorer in iron, but locally available ones. Researchers now have clues as to why this happened.

Staff Writer | October 8, 2023 | 7:11 am

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