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Pakistan closer to letting Barrick Gold proceed with $7bn project

The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign investments in Pakistan and one of Barrick’s key projects for this decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2022 | 5:19 am

Copper rises while Goldman predicts prices reaching $11,000 in a year

Copper price rose on Thursday on hopes that an easing…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 9:56 am

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

The Lulo mine haul consist of 20 diamonds weighing a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 6:45 am

Glencore scraps $1.3 billion Australian coal project

The Valeria open pit metallurgical and thermal coal mine in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 3:57 am

JPMorgan helps MineSense raise $42m to close copper gap

Funds raised will help MineSense to speed up the commercial release…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 7, 2022 | 8:17 am

Rio Tinto puts last diamonds mined at iconic Argyle up for sale

Argyle, the world’s biggest and the main global source of high-quality pink diamonds, ceased operations last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2021 | 5:29 am

Rio Tinto, Antipa more than double mineral resource at JV gold project

The partners have added 800,000 gold ounces to Calibre gold deposit's inferred mineral, part of their Citadel copper-gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2021 | 3:50 am

Canada ‘very concerned’ about Kyrgyzstan takeover of Centerra gold mine

Canada said that Kyrgyzstan's move to impose external management on Centerra Gold's mine could have far-reaching consequences on foreign investment in the country.

Reuters | May 17, 2021 | 8:06 pm

Peru leftist copies Chile’s proposal for tax on copper boom

Left-wing presidential candidate Pedro Castillo just added a tax on copper sales to his platform.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2021 | 7:52 pm

Politics are turning against copper mining in top producer Chile

The makeup of the constitutional assembly leaves miners like BHP Group and Anglo American Plc vulnerable to tougher rules surrounding water, glaciers, mineral and community rights.

Bloomberg News | May 17, 2021 | 7:30 pm

Continuous investment in R&D the fastest route from drill bit to dividend, says Osisko CEO

The Canadian federal government’s changes to environmental assessment legislation have impacted mineral exploration investment in Canada “pretty significantly,” Osisko CEO and co-founder Sean Roosen tells The Northern Miner.

Henry Lazenby | May 17, 2021 | 1:07 pm

Canadian Gold Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking more yellow metal

High gold prices continue to make the precious metal one of the most sought after metals in Canada —and there may be more new gold mines on the horizon.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | May 17, 2021 | 12:12 pm