November 19, 2020

Egypt awards 11 companies concessions in mining bid round

Among the companies awarded concessions were Centamin, B2Gold and Barrick Gold.

November 19, 2020

Glencore to expand McArthur River despite sacred sites authority veto

The Northern Territory approval would allow Glencore to double the size of the mine and extend its productive life until 2048.

November 19, 2020

Rwanda smelter uses blockchain to comply with EU Conflict Mineral Regulation

LuNa Smelter has joined forces with Minespider to pilot the first blockchain protocol in Rwanda.

November 19, 2020

Sassy speeds up acquisition of BC gold-silver project

The miner said the maiden exploration program in 2020 only scratched the surface of the potential the Foremore project.

November 19, 2020

Albemarle, Tesla and Uber to jointly push electric car use

Together with 27 other companies, they will lobby to reach 100% EV sales in the US by 2030.

November 18, 2020

Epiroc introduces the RCS 4.20 Rig Control System for Pit Viper rigs

Epiroc has introduced RCS 4.20, a software update to its proprietary Rig Control System, taking the next step in data-driven mining. RCS […]

November 18, 2020

Hecla participates in C$7m Dolly Varden Silver financing

Silver and gold producer Hecla Mining has participated in Dolly Varden Silver’s $7-million flow-through private placement, to maintain a 10.7% interest in […]

November 18, 2020

BHP urges Australia to maintain trade with China amid tensions

BHP CEO Mike Henry executive said that tension in international relations is antithetical to the prosperity of Australia, and the world.

November 18, 2020

De Beers sales rise 12% as diamond demand recovers

Sales of $450 million between Nov. 2 and Nov. 16 were higher than $400 million a year earlier, but declined from $467 million between Sept. 21 and Oct. 9.

November 18, 2020

Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre

Luxembourg aims to become Europe's space mining hub.