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Hochschild makes headway at gold project in Brazil

The Posse gold project in Brazil’s central state of Goías is 16% completed, only two months after obtaining its environmental permit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2022 | 8:18 am

Researchers develop Play-Doh-like material that conducts electricity like metal

This goes against all of the known rules about conductivity.

Staff Writer | October 28, 2022 | 6:06 am

Teck Resources hikes cost of QB2 copper project in Chile again

Quebrada Blanca phase 2 is now expected to cost $7.4bn…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2022 | 3:56 am

Greatland Gold to extend Havieron study on “promising” drilling results

The miner has pushed back completion of the feasibility study…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2022 | 6:42 am

Opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining may lead to massive forest losses

A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up…

Staff Writer | October 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

Gold Fields gets step closer to curbing reliance on Eskom

Mining firms say red tape has prevented them from generating their own power for years and have lobbied the government for rule changes.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 10:52 am

Alamos reports record operating cash flows, ups dividend by 25%

The company’s two Ontario underground mines both posted strong performance in the quarter.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 25, 2021 | 10:48 am

World’s two largest asset managers have invested $170bn in coal

The figure pales in comparison to the $1 trillion in coal investments held by almost 4,500 institutions globally as of January this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2021 | 9:50 am

Head of Nornickel’s Arctic processing plant placed under house arrest

A section of the plant collapsed on Feb. 20 killing three workers during renovation works.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 9:37 am

KAZ sees earnings rise despite output dip

Company said copper output, which dipped to 306,000 tonnes in 2020 from 311,000 tonnes in 2019, was expected to slip further in 2021 to between 275,000 and 295,000 tonnes.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 9:13 am

Implats half-year profit surges, hikes dividend

The precious metals miner declared an interim dividend of 10 rand ($0.69) per share, compared with 1.25 rand in the year-ago period.

Reuters | February 25, 2021 | 9:10 am

Nanotechnology platform to trace diamonds launched

Nano Innovator Holdings (NIH) has unveiled a prototype platform for end-to-end identification of rough and polished diamonds that uses nanotechnology.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2021 | 6:27 am

Q4 2020 saw recovery in polished diamond prices – report

According to fintech company UNI, there are “reasons for optimism.”

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2021 | 6:08 am

Anglo American ended 2020 stronger than expected

The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2021 | 3:56 am

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