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Petra Diamonds to keep Williamson mine idled until mid-2023

The Tanzanian diamond mine has been shut since early November, following a breach in the wall of a tailings dam.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2022 | 4:03 am

FPX Nickel raises $9m for Baptiste awaruite project development in British Columbia

The company will use the proceeds of the offering primarily…

Staff Writer | November 29, 2022 | 11:16 am

Gold coin rescues Roman emperor from obscurity

A handful of coins unearthed in Transylvania reveal a long-lost…

Staff Writer | November 28, 2022 | 6:06 am

BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine

The union at Escondida copper mine in Chile said BHP’s latest…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2022 | 3:23 am

Anglo American uses technology developed by NASA at Quellaveco mine in Peru

According to the miner, Quellaveco is the first 100% digital…

Staff Writer | November 27, 2022 | 8:32 am

Rio Tinto sells last Argyle diamonds at record highs

Mining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of production, during which the mine was the source of 90% of the world’s prized pink stones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2021 | 3:28 am

Iron ore price retreats amid Chinese intervention to cool commodity prices

"Steel supply is expected to be restricted continuously, iron ore demand will be dented in the long term," CITIC Securities analysts said in a note.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 8:21 am

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter

Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 6:06 am

Equinox breaks ground at one of Canada’s largest gold mines

The $1.23bn Greenstone Gold Mines project will produce more than 400,000 ounces of gold annually for the first five years of operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2021 | 5:29 am

Fresnillo’s production hit by labour shortages, lower grades

The Mexico-focused precious metals miner is grappling with a staff shortage triggered by labour reforms in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2021 | 3:42 am

B2Gold to sell Burkina Faso project to West African Resources

Kiaka is within 40 km of West African Resources' Sanbrado gold mine, which poured its first gold in March 2020.

Northern Miner Staff | October 26, 2021 | 11:00 am

How Brazil could become a ‘green lithium powerhouse’

Sigma Lithium is advancing among the largest hard-rock lithium deposits in the Americas at its Grota do Cirilo project, applying an environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-centric strategy.

Henry Lazenby | October 26, 2021 | 10:14 am

Colombian regulator shelves AngloGold’s permit request for Quebradona

ANLA's decision effectively halts the project's development, but does not deny the permit request.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2021 | 6:40 am

Iron ore price rebounds while La Niña threatens to worsen energy crisis

Iron ore prices dropped last week as risk sentiment was hurt by fears over growth in China, and as coal prices slumped.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 25, 2021 | 9:29 am

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