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Mining industry on track to meet decarbonization targets, say analysts

The availability of risk capital for miners is biased towards those with concrete plans for achieving net-zero emissions targets by 2030.

Henry Lazenby | September 2, 2022 | 2:13 pm

Lucapa finds Angola mine’s sixth-largest white diamond

The 160-carat white Type IIa diamond, recovered from Lulo mine,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2022 | 5:42 am

Turquoise Hill’s fifth largest investor rejects Rio Tinto’s bid

Sailingstone Capital Partners won't vote in favour of Rio Tinto’s…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 2, 2022 | 3:11 am

Barrick Gold to sell royalty portfolio to Maverix Metals for $60 million

The Portfolio consists of 22 royalties on the production of…

Staff Writer | September 1, 2022 | 3:44 pm

Moody’s cuts metals price calls amid slowing global growth

Production has lagged demand, and supply chain issues have further…

Henry Lazenby | September 1, 2022 | 2:25 pm

Adriatic takes big strides forward at its brownfield projects in the Balkans

In late January Adriatic was granted an exploitation permit for its Veovaca project near Vares in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 50 km north of the capital, Sarajevo.

Northern Miner Staff | March 4, 2021 | 8:12 am

Flights halted from PNG copper mine to Australia over virus cluster

Five new confirmed infections were linked to the Ok Tedi copper mine.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:28 am

Mali, Emirates facilitated Venezuelan gold trade in 2020, opposition says

Opposition leader says that the gold was refined in Mali and then resold primarily in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to allow for Maduro's administration to obtain the equivalent of at least $1 billion in euros in particular.

Reuters | March 4, 2021 | 7:19 am

Cyanide monitoring technology gets big funding in the US

CyanoGuard is a digital platform that enables rapid toxin detection and allows gold miners to reduce cyanide use by 15-20%.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 6:11 am

Turquoise Hill CEO quits on Rio Tinto meddling

Ulf Quellmann has resigned after top shareholder Rio Tinto told the Canadian miner it plans to vote against his re-election.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 3:55 am

Green revolution gets more expensive as copper price rallies

Copper is a vital part of green infrastructure from grids to wind turbines, and a recent price surge threatens to make decarbonization more costly.

Bloomberg News | March 4, 2021 | 3:30 am

Resource nationalism surge spells rough times for miners

Resource nationalism has been on the rise over the past year, but Verisk Maplecroft believes the worst is yet to come for miners as governments try to claw back the financial losses of the pandemic.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2021 | 1:00 am

Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum

Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.

Bruno Venditti | March 3, 2021 | 11:27 am

African Rainbow Minerals doubles interim dividend payout as half-year profit jumps

The South Africa-listed company declared a dividend of 10 rand per share for the six months ended December, compared with 5 rand per share a year earlier.

Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 7:37 am

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