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B2Gold to buy Sabina Gold & Silver for $824 million

Deal hands B2Gold the Back River Gold District property in Nunavut, Canada, which holds multiple high-potential mineralized zones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2023 | 3:40 am

Discoveries related to uranium oxide may support nuclear nonproliferation

US-based researchers examined four previously understudied phases of uranium oxide.

Staff Writer | February 10, 2023 | 7:35 am

Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway

The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2023 | 6:31 am

Torex Gold to spend up to $440 million on Media Luna project

The Mexican gold project was 15% complete by the end…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2023 | 3:56 am

Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study

Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.

Staff Writer | February 9, 2023 | 7:22 am

Financial spillover effect more intense between gold, silver

Researchers analyzed the portfolio risk characteristics and spillovers of precious metals commodities and equity markets across continents.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 7, 2022 | 5:10 am

MMG to halt Las Bambas copper mine amid fresh blockade

MMG said production is expected to cease by February 20 if the roadblock is not removed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2022 | 3:24 am

Operating coal-fired power plants more expensive than switching to renewables – report

A University of Surrey researcher makes the case for solar power in a new paper.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2022 | 7:41 am

As Peru’s cabinet deals with new crisis, 10-day blockade against Las Bambas expected to go on

The four communities blocking the main road used by Las Bambas since January 26 have agreed to stay put despite political crisis.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 5, 2022 | 4:59 pm

Peru copper output up almost 7% despite social unrest

Copper production, the country's main export, rose in 2021 partly thanks to the beginning of operations of Marcobre's $1.6 billion Mina Justa mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2022 | 9:01 am

Why the mining industry’s boardrooms need to believe in ESG

At AME Roundup in Vancouver, speaker Jamie Strauss said blockchain will become the basis for companies to communicate ESG assessments.

Amanda Stutt | February 3, 2022 | 4:00 pm

Glencore, Britishvolt to jointly build battery recycling plant in the UK

The recycling facility will help reuse expensive key raw materials like cobalt and lithium, they said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2022 | 6:35 am

Rock Tech, Bilfinger to build Europe’s first lithium refinery

The Canadian miner and the German industrial services provider expect the lithium hydroxide converter to be in operations in 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 2, 2022 | 6:38 am

World’s first physically-backed EV metals ETC launched

The Global Palladium Fund announced the launching of its own physical EV metals exchange-traded commodities with $10 million of seed capital.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

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