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The link between mine waste and apartheid in South Africa

A new book shows how mine waste has perpetuated apartheid-like policies in South Africa.

Staff Writer | November 19, 2023 | 7:35 am

Lower silver output in Peru, Mexico to drag down global production

Global mined silver production will fall 2% to 820 million…

Staff Writer | November 17, 2023 | 6:52 am

Torex Gold gets final environmental OK for Media Luna project

Torex said it will invest somewhere between $390 million and…

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 10:00 am

IGO stands by incoming CEO, despite Rio Tinto sacking him

The Australian battery metals producer expects Rio Tinto's former aluminum…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2023 | 5:56 am

Monarch Mining under creditor protection in last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy

PwC will oversee the company’s activities during the process, which…

Staff Writer | November 16, 2023 | 3:28 am

Greatland Gold plans listing in Australia

Chief executive Shaun Day said the London-listed company was reviewing the opportunity to “get the best of both worlds.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2022 | 6:27 am

The Australian diamonds that no one can see

“This discovery will influence our understanding of the tectonic models and how the eastern coast of Australia formed.”

Staff Writer | August 3, 2022 | 6:06 am

Baffinland to terminate 1,100 workers at Mary River iron ore mine

The miner is preparing for two rounds of layoffs to take effect on Sept. 25 and Oct. 11, if it doesn't obtain a permit to continue extracting 6 million tonnes of iron ore a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2022 | 3:57 am

One ‘Zamazama’ dead, 46 arrested in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin

About 700 tonnes of gold-bearing material has been recovered.

Henry Lazenby | August 2, 2022 | 4:15 pm

Royal Gold ups royalty on Cortez gold complex in Nevada

Royal Gold paid $525 million in cash to Rio Tinto for a 1.2% gross royalty on the Cortez gold complex in Nevada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2022 | 7:03 am

Ancient rocks reveal how earth avoided Mars-like fate

The development of earth’s solid inner core had everything to do with the rejuvenation of the swirling liquid iron in the planet’s outer core, which generates its protective magnetic field, something that Mars doesn’t have.

Staff Writer | August 2, 2022 | 6:06 am