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Lucapa Diamonds names Selby CEO and MD

Nick Selby, who joined Lucapa in 2014, took the helm in August this year after former boss Stephen Wetherall stepped down.

Staff Writer | October 5, 2023 | 5:47 am

Buenaventura suspends Peru mine on permitting delays

Peru’s top publicly traded precious-metals producer has halted Colquijirca's Tajo Norte…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2023 | 3:45 am

Stakeholder collaboration key to successful transition toward non-mining economies

The best way to deal with mine closures is by…

Staff Writer | October 4, 2023 | 5:15 am

Barrick to invest $2 billion in Zambia copper mine expansion

Barrick's plan is to increase Lumwana’s annual production to an…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2023 | 3:51 am

Vale taps BluestOne to repurpose nickel waste in Brazil

Vale will provide up to 50,000 tonnes per year of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2023 | 6:16 am

PDAC 2022: Colombia pushes diversification of mining sector as presidential vote looms

Colombia has been trying to diversify its mining sector away from thermal coal.

Alisha Hiyate | June 14, 2022 | 7:40 am

Flooding forces Sibanye-Stillwater to halt Montana mines

The company said no injuries had been reported after the floods, but the road to its Stillwater mine is cut off.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 14, 2022 | 3:27 am

Lynas awarded $120m DOD contract to build commercial heavy rare earths facility in US

The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 4:28 pm

EnergyX disqualified from Bolivian lithium race on technicality, company says

Six firms are still competing to secure a partnership, none of them have exploited lithium at a commercial scale before.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 3:19 pm

Gem Diamonds unearths 245-carat stone in Lesotho

It is the third diamond of over 100 carats recovered from the Letšeng mine within the past three weeks.

Staff Writer | June 13, 2022 | 12:08 pm

New working group to monitor truce between Las Bambas, Peruvian Indigenous communities

The new committee will keep track of the commitments agreed upon by MMG and the Indigenous communities protesting against its Las Bambas copper mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 2:32 pm

Ontario developer finds massive cache of pure synthetic graphite at planned housing site

King & Benton found more than it was bargaining for when it acquired the former Union Carbide synthetic graphite manufacturing facility in Welland, Ontario.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 7:20 am

Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus

Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 12, 2022 | 6:47 am

Abcourt expands, diversifies Québec gold portfolio with acquisition of Pershimex

The combined company would have a strategic landholding of more than 510 km2 across major gold districts in central Québec.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2022 | 11:18 am

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