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Gold objects found in Troy were mass-produced, travelled great distances

Gold in objects from Troy, Poliochni and Ur in Mesopotamia have the same geographic origin and were traded over great distances.

Staff Writer | December 11, 2022 | 7:41 am

Canada places big bets on critical minerals

Remoteness, regulatory sclerosis still pose barriers to mine development in…

Nelson Bennett — BIV | December 9, 2022 | 9:38 am

Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project

The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2022 | 5:19 am

Copper rises while Goldman predicts prices reaching $11,000 in a year

Copper price rose on Thursday on hopes that an easing…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 9:56 am

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

The Lulo mine haul consist of 20 diamonds weighing a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 6:45 am

Pan American Silver cuts guidance on labour shortages, higher costs

The Canadian miner lowered silver and gold output targets mainly due to cost of upgrades at its La Colorada mine in Mexico.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 10, 2021 | 6:45 am

Mountain Province Diamonds appoints new CEO

Mark Wall has more 25 years of experience in the mining industry and will take the president and CEO post on November 15.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2021 | 9:03 am

i-80 Gold hails “substantial” economic opportunity at Granite Creek

PEA for the project, located near Nevada Gold Mine's Twin Creeks and Turquoise Ridge, supports both open pit and underground mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2021 | 6:25 am

Asante Gold to start producing at Bibiani in 2022

The Canadian miner aims to produce about 190,000 ounces in the first 12 months, ramping up to 240,000oz annually for at least six years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 9, 2021 | 3:18 am

Newcrest to acquire Pretium Resources in $2.8 billion deal

Pretivm is the owner of Brucejack in British Columbia, one of the highest-grade operating gold mines in the world.

MINING.com Editor | November 8, 2021 | 3:16 pm

Copper price rises on strong export growth in China

China's export growth beat forecasts, helped by booming global demand ahead of the winter holiday season.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2021 | 9:52 am

Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine

The 7,525-carat gemstone was named Chipembele, which means “rhino” in the local dialect of Bemba.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 8, 2021 | 7:08 am

Low-platinum catalyst developed to boost fuel cell commercialization

Chinese researchers developed a catalyst that requires small amounts of platinum and produces high catalytic activity for massive fuel cell adoption.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 8, 2021 | 6:06 am

New study shows real impact of mountaintop mining on endangered species

Recent research estimated the full extent of water-quality degradation attributable to mountaintop removal mining at the landscape level.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 7, 2021 | 9:23 am

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