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Vulcan Energy to mine 60% more German lithium than planned

It now targets 24,000 tonnes of lithium a year from its brine resource in Germany — 60% higher than its previous goal of 15,000 tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 13, 2023 | 6:03 am

Panama says negotiations with First Quantum making headway

The main bone of contention centres on taxes and royalties…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2023 | 6:31 am

Trafigura faces $577 million loss on alleged nickel fraud

The company found that some cargoes it had bought didn't…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 9, 2023 | 8:03 am

Ivanhoe Mines seeking strategic partner to mine more copper in Congo

The company's founder, Robert Friedland, said he might bring in…

MINING.COM Editor | February 9, 2023 | 4:13 am

Fancy colour diamond prices up 3.9% in 2022

Prices for yellow diamonds climbed by 4.6% from the previous…

Staff Writer | February 8, 2023 | 6:14 am

New research to bring fibre optic technology to Australian mining sector

Project will seek to produce data to reduce the cost of geophysical characterisation of the subsurface and develop a safer resource extraction process.

MINING.com Editor | September 7, 2021 | 12:07 pm

Nornickel tests extraction of metals from waste after flooding hit output

About 200 tonnes of nickel, 50 tonnes of copper, 80 kg of platinum group metals, 2 kg of gold and 44 kg of silver were extracted last month from low-nickel pyrrhotite product.

Reuters | September 7, 2021 | 11:17 am

Australia’s biggest silver mine in two decades taps solar boom

Silver Mines’s Bowdens project in New South Wales is set to start operations in 2023 and will have an initial output target of 6 million ounces a year.

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2021 | 3:38 am

Potential for increased electrification originates in the mining pit — FLSmidth CEO

With FLSmidth's acquisition of German engineering firm Thyssenkrupp’s mining business, a combination was born that will create a global mining technology provider.

Amanda Stutt | September 6, 2021 | 11:11 am

FLSmidth’s acquisition of Thyssenkrupp mining unit to exclude India ops

The value of the deal would be reduced by 45 million euros to 280 million euros in total.

Reuters | September 6, 2021 | 8:52 am

Rare earths make their way to Colorado’s waterways

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder say there is growing concern about REE concentrations, which are not monitored and there are no water quality standards set for them.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 3, 2021 | 5:49 am