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US energy storage market hits installation record in Q1

New record marks the highest storage capacity ever installed in a first quarter in the US, representing an 84% increase from Q1 2023.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2024 | 8:46 am

Debswana reports fatality at its Jwaneng mine

The incident, which took place on Monday, involved a contractor.

Reuters | June 18, 2024 | 3:53 am

Nevada Copper starts sales process amid bankruptcy proceedings

A US court has granted the miner provisional approval to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 18, 2024 | 3:47 am

Mexico steelworkers hold up 300,000t of steel, ArcelorMittal says

Mexico's steel chamber said the work stoppage had a ripple…

Reuters | June 17, 2024 | 4:58 pm

British Columbia coal miner fined for repeatedly violating environmental protection regulations

Conuma Resources as been fined for over 400 environmental protection…

Staff Writer | June 17, 2024 | 3:54 pm

Silver Lake ups bid for St Barbara’s Leonora gold complex by $29 million

This is the third time Silver Lake submitted an offer for St Barbara’s Leonora gold assets in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2023 | 3:43 am

Hudbay’s reduced exposure belies its belief in Peru’s prospectivity

Violent protests in the country have killed at least 66, posing risks to the activity of other large mines like MMG’s Las Bambas and Freeport-McMoRan’s Cerro Verde.

Henry Lazenby | May 18, 2023 | 2:24 pm

Marimaca Copper’s resource revamp lobs it into the ‘globally significant’ arena, says CEO

Namesake project in the Antofagasta region now has measured and indicated oxide resources totalling 200 million tonnes grading 0.45% copper for 900,000 tonnes of metal.

Henry Lazenby | May 18, 2023 | 1:41 pm

Ultra-rare Bulgari Laguna Blu diamond sells for $25 million

The exceptional blue diamond found a buyer after a four-minute bidding battle between three telephone bidders and one bidder in the room.

Staff Writer | May 18, 2023 | 10:17 am

Copper price down, hit by strong dollar, rising inventories

On-warrant copper stocks in LME registered warehouses climbed to a six-month peak.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2023 | 10:13 am

Pembridge Resources in trading halt as it seeks liquidation

The miner, whose shares collapsed this week on the closure of its Minto copper-gold mine in Canada, has engaged insolvency advisers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2023 | 6:30 am

Scientists purify uranium-laden water using magnetic bacteria

Magnetotactic bacteria can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their cell walls.

Staff Writer | May 18, 2023 | 6:19 am

Miners in Chile to pay more taxes as long-awaited reform approved

The bill increasing the government's take only needs the signature of President Gabriel Boric, who has publicly backed it, to become law.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2023 | 3:32 am

UK’s first centre for rare earth magnet recycling to open in Birmingham

Scale-up and roll-out of technology first piloted at the University of Birmingham forms the basis for the UK’s first full scale remanufacturing facility for rare earth magnets.

Staff Writer | May 17, 2023 | 11:53 am

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