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Strike at Newmont’s Peñaquito mine ends with 8% pay raise

Agreement ends a four-month-long strike at Mexico’s largest gold mine, which cost Newmont millions of dollars a day.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2023 | 3:50 am

Séguéla drives Fortuna to record gold production in Q3

The Yaramoko mine in Burkina Faso also saw a 25%…

Staff Writer | October 5, 2023 | 9:46 am

Using kaolinite to discover gold, critical mineral deposits

The adsorbing properties of kaolinite might hold clues for companies…

Staff Writer | October 5, 2023 | 6:06 am

Lucapa Diamonds names Selby CEO and MD

Nick Selby, who joined Lucapa in 2014, took the helm…

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

Alrosa suspends Natural Diamond Council membership

Alrosa is responsible for 90% of Russia’s diamond production and 28% of global supply.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 6:58 am

Buenaventura to kick off San Gabriel gold mine construction in 2023

The miner had planned to start site works in the second half of 2021, but had to postpone the move and prioritize reducing debt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2022 | 4:01 am

Deep-South says Namibia Ministry missed deadline to defend licence refusal

The Canadian miner is fighting in court Namibia's mining and energy minister's rebuttal of its prospecting licence.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2022 | 7:19 am

Nomads may have taken over Egypt’s emerald mines before the fall of the Roman Empire

Roman Empire emerald mines may have fallen into the hands of nomads as early as the 4th century, new research has found.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 3, 2022 | 4:53 am

Ukraine stays resilient, says Black Iron CEO as firm’s main shareholder increases stake

The Shymanivske project is 330 km southeast of Kiev and lies in the heart of central Ukraine’s KrivBass iron ore mining district.

Naimul Karim | March 2, 2022 | 12:48 pm

Most Georgians prefer clean energy over coal – study

A recent survey found that only 30% of Georgia residents support new coal-fired power plants.

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

Iron ore price rises on Russia-Ukraine supply risks

Russia accounts for an estimated 10% of global steel trade.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2022 | 8:29 pm

Torex Gold’s Media Luna resources up by nearly a quarter

The asset’s updated mineral resource estimate is now 4.39m gold-equivalent ounces, up from the 3.54m reported in April 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2022 | 6:51 am

Holistic approach to EV charging infrastructure brings green future closer – report

A report by IDTechEx estimates that there will be 18.7 million units in electric vehicle fleets on the road by 2032, which explains the current ramp-up of charging infrastructure.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2022 | 5:05 am

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