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Vulcan Energy to mine 60% more German lithium than planned

It now targets 24,000 tonnes of lithium a year from its brine resource in Germany — 60% higher than its previous goal of 15,000 tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2023 | 6:03 am

Discarded plastic bottles could become key components of li-ion batteries

Researchers have successfully upcycled waste PET plastic into polymer electrolytes,…

Staff Writer | February 13, 2023 | 5:00 am

B2Gold to buy Sabina Gold & Silver for $824 million

Deal hands B2Gold the Back River Gold District property in…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2023 | 3:40 am

Discoveries related to uranium oxide may support nuclear nonproliferation

US-based researchers examined four previously understudied phases of uranium oxide.

Staff Writer | February 10, 2023 | 7:35 am

Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway

The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2023 | 6:31 am

China April copper, zinc production up m/m; lead output down

China's main copper smelters increased production in April by 0.85% from the previous month.

Reuters | May 12, 2021 | 10:25 am

i-80 Gold shares up after land acquisition at Getchell

Company has completed a property acquisition with members of the Christison family and Seven Dot Cattle Co. in Humboldt County, Nevada.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 9:53 am

Battle North Gold owners greenlight $274m Evolution buy

"The new Bateman mill will also accelerate our ability to achieve our objective of producing more than 300,000 oz. per year of gold from Red Lake," says Evolution executive chair Jake Klein.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 9:26 am

Newcrest begins decline development at Havieron

Pre-Feasibility Study is expected to be released in the second half of 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 12, 2021 | 8:52 am

Petra Diamonds reaches $6m settlement on human rights abuse claims

The miner had been accused of being responsible for widespread human rights violations at the Williamson mine in Tanzania.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 7:55 am

Ivanhoe Mines makes it to the MSCI Canada Index

The index measures the performance of the large and mid-cap segments of Canada's market.

MINING.COM Editor | May 12, 2021 | 5:25 am

Antofagasta pledges net zero emissions by 2050

The Chile-focused copper miner also said it had hit its 2022 emissions target two years earlier than planned.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 3:59 am

Mining legacy processes setting the industry behind in sustainability targets – report

A report commissioned by the Weir Group states that comminution needs to be optimized so that it creates impactful energy savings opportunities.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 11, 2021 | 8:17 pm

Zambia reinstates GoviEx’s Chirundu licence

The licence was cancelled in July 2020 and its reinstatement is subject to the completion of exploration and development milestones.

Northern Miner Staff | May 11, 2021 | 12:38 pm

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