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Gold objects found in Troy were mass-produced, travelled great distances

Gold in objects from Troy, Poliochni and Ur in Mesopotamia have the same geographic origin and were traded over great distances.

Staff Writer | December 11, 2022 | 7:41 am

Canada places big bets on critical minerals

Remoteness, regulatory sclerosis still pose barriers to mine development in…

Nelson Bennett — BIV | December 9, 2022 | 9:38 am

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

The copper-gold mine would be one of the largest foreign…

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

Serabi Gold sacks senior officers in financial probe

The Brazil-focused gold miner has found unexplained cash withdrawals over the past six years totalling $200,000.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2021 | 6:56 am

New technology aims for tailings monitoring from space

The University of Nottingham, Terra Motion and Geospatial Insight are making a tailings dam motion monitor service available to miners.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 6:07 am

Minnesota copper project in limbo as officials launch permits review

US authorities will review a decision to renew 13 mining permits, including Antofagasta’s Twin Metals copper-nickel project licence.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2021 | 3:58 am

Wheaton CEO sees deal opportunities growing faster than the competition

A recent report by McKinsey & Company found streaming and royalty deals still only made up a fraction of overall debt and equity financing in the mining industry.

Henry Lazenby | May 10, 2021 | 12:02 pm

China copper smelters to cut concentrate purchases in green push

The 15 largest smelters have agreed to trim purchases by 1.26 million tonnes.

Bloomberg News | May 10, 2021 | 9:26 am

BHP braces for strike at Chilean copper mines

Labour action would affect Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, and Spence.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2021 | 8:07 am

Aurubis delivers strong quarterly earnings, optimistic on outlook

Company posted operating earnings before taxes of $125.18 million in Q2, compared to $110 million from the previous year.

Reuters | May 10, 2021 | 7:37 am

Gem Diamonds finds 370-carat diamond at Letseng

Since acquiring the mine in 2006, the company has found more than 60 white gem quality diamonds over 100 carats each.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2021 | 3:55 am

Commodities that will rule the green, digital transition

A report by Fitch Solutions states that most battery metals together with metal scrap will see a boost over the next decade.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 9, 2021 | 1:00 pm

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