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One ‘Zamazama’ dead, 46 arrested in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin

About 700 tonnes of gold-bearing material has been recovered.

Henry Lazenby | August 2, 2022 | 4:15 pm

Royal Gold ups royalty on Cortez gold complex in Nevada

Royal Gold paid $525 million in cash to Rio Tinto…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2022 | 7:03 am

Ancient rocks reveal how earth avoided Mars-like fate

The development of earth’s solid inner core had everything to…

Staff Writer | August 2, 2022 | 6:06 am

Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies

CEO Chris Griffith told MINING.COM there is still some pushback…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 2, 2022 | 3:41 am

First mover New Pacific, other juniors make headway in once off-limits Bolivia

Once considered a pariah, Bolivia is quickly gaining a reputation…

Tom Azzopardi | August 1, 2022 | 3:22 pm

Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste

A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 21, 2020 | 6:25 am

USNC-Power to develop Canada’s first small modular reactor

Following the federal government’s release of the country’s Small Modular Reactor Action Plan, USNC-Power said it will continue to develop its Micro Modular Reactor.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2020 | 6:15 am

Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela

The head of the Colombian military said that almost 1,500 members of organized crime groups are now operating from Venezuela.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2020 | 2:14 pm

US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru

NGO EarthRights International says the decision fails to acknowledge corruption is rampant in the Peruvian court system.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 20, 2020 | 2:00 pm

How zinc can be extracted from waste ash

Swedish researchers separated zinc from fly ash by treating waste with an acid wash.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 20, 2020 | 7:00 am

Rio Tinto outlines Oyu Tolgoi’s path forward

Update specifies "mining by sections" plan that should make of Oyu Tolgoi the world’s No.4 copper operation by 2030.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2020 | 7:02 am

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One ‘Zamazama’ dead, 46 arrested in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin

Royal Gold ups royalty on Cortez gold complex in Nevada

Ancient rocks reveal how earth avoided Mars-like fate

Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies

First mover New Pacific, other juniors make headway in once off-limits Bolivia

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Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste

USNC-Power to develop Canada’s first small modular reactor

Illegal mining, drugs fund thousands of criminals operating in Venezuela

US court rules farmers’ case against Newmont must be heard in Peru

How zinc can be extracted from waste ash

Alternative financing models for mining – report

Yamana Gold lowers risk at Agua Rica in Argentina

Perseus pours first gold at Yaouré mine

Rio Tinto outlines Oyu Tolgoi’s path forward