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Earth’s mineral diversity 75% greater than previously thought

Two papers published in American Mineralogist and sponsored in part by NASA help reconstruct the history of life on earth and guide the search for new minerals and ore deposits.

Staff Writer | July 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

Hecla Mining acquires Alexco Resource

Hecla Mining will buy all shares of Canadian Alexco Resource it…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2022 | 3:43 am

Brazilian Nickel begins production at Piauí  nickel-cobalt laterite project

The first nickel hydroxide product was produced from the world’s…

Staff Writer | July 4, 2022 | 4:00 pm

CRU appoints new Regional Director of Sales for Middle East and North Africa

Zain Ajlouni will be based out of Dubai, UAE and…

Staff Writer | July 4, 2022 | 12:47 pm

Nevada Copper arranges $70m loan to maintain Pumpkin Hollow underground mine operations

Pumpkin Hollow was the first copper mine to come online…

Staff Writer | July 4, 2022 | 12:36 pm

Alphamin achieves record quarterly tin production

The company produced 2,898 tonnes of tin during Q4 2020, 13% more than the previous quarter.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2021 | 8:52 am

Zimbabwe gold deliveries tumble nearly a third in 2020

Gold sales to country's sole buyer and exporter of bullion Fidelity Printers and Refiners fell 31% to 19 tonnes last year.

Reuters | January 11, 2021 | 8:33 am

Emesent technology helps Petra Diamonds save on ore pass remediation

Highly accurate point cloud data sets from a Hovermap scan allowed mine engineers to visualize the condition of ore passes for the first time and avoid spending $350,000, on remediation.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 11, 2021 | 6:49 am