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Illegal gold extraction hits record in Brazil – report

Brazil produced 47.9 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality in 2021, almost two-thirds of that gold came from the Amazon.

Bruno Venditti | October 6, 2022 | 10:21 am

Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining

Two of the four charges filed by the environmental regulator…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2022 | 8:35 am

USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential

With $16 million in funding from the Biden administration, portions…

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

Harmony Gold expands into copper with $230m project buy

The Eva project in Australia adds 1.72 billion pounds of…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 6, 2022 | 3:54 am

Site visit: Bunker Hill Mining on a fast track to generating cash flow by Q3/23

The legacy Bunker Hill zinc-lead-silver mine in Shoshone County, Idaho,…

Henry Lazenby in Kellogg, Idaho | October 5, 2022 | 10:40 am

Indonesia’s Antam targets 77% y/y jump in nickel ore output

The state-controlled miner is planning to increase its nickel ore output to 8.44 million wet metric tonnes this year.

Reuters | February 15, 2021 | 10:34 am

Congo president names mining company CEO as prime minister

Sama Lukonde Kyenge, CEO of Gecamines, has been named prime minister of the world’s biggest cobalt producer.

Bloomberg News | February 15, 2021 | 10:21 am

Drones reveal previously unknown features of Roman-era gold operations

Mines in León, Spain, constitute Europe’s largest ancient mining infrastructure and host a 1,200-kilometre hydraulic network.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2021 | 1:51 pm

Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city

Lubumbashi is the capital of the mineral-rich province of Haut-Katanga, where Ivanhoe and MMG have concessions.

Reuters | February 14, 2021 | 11:26 am

Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine

The African country picked Premium Nickel Resources as the preferred bidder for its shuttered copper mining group BCL Ltd.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2021 | 9:16 am

Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities

Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 14, 2021 | 6:55 am

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Illegal gold extraction hits record in Brazil – report

Chile files sinkhole-related charges against Lundin Mining

USGS, NASA to map southwestern United States for critical mineral potential

Harmony Gold expands into copper with $230m project buy

Site visit: Bunker Hill Mining on a fast track to generating cash flow by Q3/23

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Indonesia’s Antam targets 77% y/y jump in nickel ore output

Congo president names mining company CEO as prime minister

Drones reveal previously unknown features of Roman-era gold operations

Eleven killed in rebel raids on Congo’s second city

Botswana names Canadian firm as preferred bidder for copper mine

Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities

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