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E3 Lithium reports recoveries over 90% in test results at DLE pilot plant

Results include an initial lithium recovery of at least 94%.

Staff Writer | September 15, 2023 | 9:28 am

First Majestic gets into the minting business

Its First Mint facility will allow the miner to sell…

Staff Writer | September 15, 2023 | 5:57 am

Gold Fields cuts output targets in Chile on project delay

Miner also increased its total capital estimate for Salares Norte…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 15, 2023 | 3:49 am

Victoria Gold acquires Sabre Gold’s Yukon assets

Brewery Creek is the main asset under the portfolio, located…

Staff Writer | September 14, 2023 | 2:50 pm

Cornish Metals updates South Crofty tin resources, targets feasibility by end of 2024

The new MRE showed a 39.0% increase in tonnes and…

Staff Writer | September 14, 2023 | 9:33 am

Amplats sells stake in two mines to rival Sibanye-Stillwater

The Anglo American unit is selling its 50% stake in the Kroondal and Marikana platinum group metals mines in South Africa for just 1 rand ($0.0643).

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2022 | 7:03 am

Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining

Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2022 | 6:06 am

Perseus Mining secures key stakes in two African gold assets

Deal gives Perseus indirect access to Orca Gold's Block 14 project in Sudan and Montage Gold's Kone asset in Côte d’Ivoire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2022 | 3:49 am

Three massive amethyst clusters recovered from historic Bolivian mine

Three massive amethyst clusters, the largest to be unearthed in 20 years, have been recovered from the historic Anahí mine in Bolivia.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2022 | 12:00 pm

Iron ore price hits 5-month high on China demand optimism

Despite China's ambitious low-carbon goals, President Xi Jinping has said "reducing emissions is not about reducing productivity, and it is not about not emitting at all."

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2022 | 8:52 am

Teck Resources’ QB2 to cost up to $500m more than planned

It estimates the covid-19 pandemic will impact the expansion project's cost by $900 to $1.1 billion, up from the $600 million anticipated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2022 | 7:55 am

Rare earths reveal new info in volcanoes’ CO2 emissions

Researchers use niobium and tantalum as tracers to analyze magmas from four volcanoes and investigate their carbon dioxide emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2022 | 6:06 am

BHP shares fall on last day of trading in London

The company’s 20-year-old presence in the stock draws to a close, as part of a plan to simplify its corporate structure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2022 | 3:55 am

De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand

It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million carats, as the miner boosted output to meet recovering demand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 27, 2022 | 6:52 am

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