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Teck Resources’ QB2 to cost up to $500m more than planned

It estimates the covid-19 pandemic will impact the expansion project's cost by $900 to $1.1 billion, up from the $600 million anticipated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2022 | 7:55 am

Rare earths reveal new info in volcanoes’ CO2 emissions

Researchers use niobium and tantalum as tracers to analyze magmas…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 28, 2022 | 6:06 am

BHP shares fall on last day of trading in London

The company’s 20-year-old presence in the stock draws to a…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 28, 2022 | 3:55 am

De Beers boosts production to meet recovering demand

It saw 2021 production jump by 29% to 32.3 million…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 27, 2022 | 6:52 am

How Latin America wastes billions of dollars worth of valuable metals

E-waste generated in Latin America in 2019 contained valuable metals…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2022 | 6:06 am

PNG halts Ok Tedi copper mine over covid-19 cases

Seven workers tested positive and the country faces a surge in infections.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 10:10 am

Iamgold lowers Westwood mine reserves

The Canadian miner said Westwood's reserves decreased by 48% to 0.6 million ounces grading 7.1g/t gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 7:00 am

Circular economics, reprocessing waste and mining

As investors and communities pressure the industry to address waste issues, some companies are rising to the challenge.

Rob Tyson - Mining International Inc. | August 6, 2020 | 6:00 am

New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm

The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 6, 2020 | 5:04 am

Glencore posts $2.6 billion loss, scraps dividend

The miner and commodities trader will focus on debt reduction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2020 | 3:56 am

Victoria repays $10 million of secured credit facility

Company made a $10 million early unscheduled repayment of interest and principal towards its $100 million senior secured credit facility.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 5, 2020 | 1:11 pm

South Africa’s diamond polishers look to lockdown lovers to add shine

South African firm Nungu Diamonds said its custom-made jewellery sales have grown 60% since country imposed a strict lockdown.

Reuters | August 5, 2020 | 12:37 pm

Premier Gold Mines considering US spin-out

The spin-out would be a US-based public company holding the South Arturo and McCoy-Cove properties.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2020 | 11:29 am

Cobalt price surges on transport delays from SA

Transport delays from South Africa against an increasingly robust Chinese demand have fuelled a price rally for cobalt hydroxide.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 5, 2020 | 10:45 am

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