Chile wants to start lithium negotiations with Albemarle soon

Chile's government launched a plan in April to gain a majority stake in new lithium projects considered strategic, as well as in the current operations in the Atacama.

Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 1:00 pm

Seabridge Gold hunting for new discoveries at Iskut, east of KSM in British Columbia

Iskut is located only 20 km from the company’s massive…

Staff Writer | May 30, 2023 | 11:16 am

BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mine

Miner will use machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve…

Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 7:45 am

Botswana says it is still keen on De Beers partnership, confident of new deal

President Mokgweetsi Masisi threats to walk away from the negotiations…

Reuters | May 30, 2023 | 7:35 am

Greatland Gold inks deal with Rio Tinto for Australia expansion

The farm-in and joint-venture agreement aims to speed up exploration…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2023 | 3:51 am

Peru to increase public spending in mining regions to curb social conflicts

Recent disputes between miners and local communities have forced two key copper mines to temporarily halt operations this year.

Reuters | May 10, 2022 | 8:17 am

Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa

The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2022 | 3:58 am

Zambia ends legal spat with Vedanta over seized copper mines

Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation in 2019 after the previous Zambian government alleged that the company had lied about expansion plans and paid too little tax.

Bloomberg News | May 9, 2022 | 2:52 pm