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Armenia approves restart of Amulsar gold mine

Lydian broke ground at Amulsar in 2016, but development was indefinitely halted two years later over pressure from environmental activists.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2023 | 6:53 am

How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits

Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules.

Staff Writer | February 28, 2023 | 6:02 am

Australia blocks Chinese investor from raising stake in rare earths miner

The Foreign Investment Review Board did not allow Northern Minerals'…

MINING.COM Editor | February 28, 2023 | 3:46 am

Recharge Industries grabs failed startup Britishvolt

The Australian firm has bought Britishvolt, which planned a battery…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2023 | 5:33 am

Bear Creek eyes 49% output increase from Mercedes gold mine this year

The Mercedes mine is forecast to produce 65,000 to 75,000…

Staff Writer | February 26, 2023 | 10:07 am

Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium

Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 3, 2021 | 6:06 am

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 3:42 am

Australia and Guinea to drive global bauxite production growth – report

Fitch forecasts Australian bauxite production growth to average 4% y-o-y in 2021, and Guinea's bauxite output to rise from 84.5mnt in 2021 to 133.8mnt in 2030.

MINING.com Editor | August 2, 2021 | 3:27 pm

Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.

Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2021 | 10:02 am

State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report

While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.

Amanda Stutt | July 30, 2021 | 1:41 pm

Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts

Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 9:35 am

Copper price falls after China’s metals auction

China announced it would release a total of 170,000 tonnes of metals, including copper, aluminum and zinc, from state reserves on Thursday to nonferrous fabricators.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 30, 2021 | 8:54 am

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am

Lucara digs up 393-carat diamond at Karowe

The diamond is the seventh stone greater than 300 carats dug up at the Botswana operation so far this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 3:48 am

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