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Petra Diamonds halts Williamson mine in Tanzania after dam breach

Operations were suspended after a wall of the tailings storage facility was breached, causing flooding in nearby areas.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 7:25 am

SolGold secures $50 million royalty funding from Osisko Gold

SolGold said it can now focus completely on a strategic…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 6:03 am

Gold Fields won’t raise offer for Yamana Gold after rival bid

Gold Fields is sticking to its offer for Yamana Gold…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2022 | 3:45 am

Battery metals deployment rises as EV sales continue to climb

Rising sale numbers in battery materials supply chains are the…

Staff Writer | November 6, 2022 | 7:49 am

Aluminum-based material can scrub CO2 from coal-fired power plants’ exhaust

Aluminum formate has proven effective in separating carbon dioxide from…

Staff Writer | November 6, 2022 | 7:40 am

Vale buys Mitsui’s stake in Moatize amid plan to exit coal

Vale is buying the 15% interest in the Mozambican mine held by Japanese trading company for a token fee of $1.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2021 | 5:58 am

Alamos Gold seeks $1bn from Turkey over stalled Kirazli project

Its Kirazli gold project has been halted since 2019 following protests and the expiration of the mining permit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2021 | 3:55 am

Vale production disappoints again, adding fuel to iron ore price rally

Vale’s iron ore output totaled 68 million tonnes in 1Q21, 14.2% higher than in 1Q20, but down 5.5% compared to the 72 million tonnes average analyst estimate.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 19, 2021 | 5:25 pm

Largo Resources shares up on Nasdaq debut

Company also reported total production of 1,986 tonnes of vanadium oxide in Q1 2021, a decrease of 30% over same period last year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 19, 2021 | 1:29 pm

Australian lithium miners Orocobre and Galaxy to merge in $3bn deal

Business combination creates world’s fifth-biggest producer of lithium chemicals, used to make EV batteries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2021 | 5:45 am

Equinox sells Brazil mine, focuses on Canadian growth

Privately-owned Pilar Gold Inc. is paying $38 million in cash for the Pilar gold complex of producing underground mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2021 | 3:49 am

Arctic Star discovers Birch Kimberlite at Diagras project

The Vancouver-based miner said the discovery was made by drilling a vertical hole into an EM and gravity anomaly.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 18, 2021 | 12:27 pm

Nuclear scanning allows for better detection of precious metals in drill cores, scientists say

Researchers from ANSTO and Macquarie University proved that using neutrons from the OPAL reactor provides new clarity for mineralogical assessments.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 18, 2021 | 7:30 am

Greenland’s left wing party forms new government, vows to block rare earth mine

IA's victory sent a strong signal to international mining companies interested in mineral-rich Greenland.

Reuters | April 16, 2021 | 2:00 pm

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