Botswana partners with gem trader HB Antwerp, seeks to loosen De Beers’ grip

Botswana will take a 24% stake in Belgian gem processing firm HB Antwerp.

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 8:26 am

BHP to trial carbon capture with Chinese steel firm HBIS

Project will develop and test technologies that can be integrated…

Reuters | March 27, 2023 | 5:30 am

Barrick Gold’s Kibali mine upholds Tier One status

Kibali’s Tier One production profile has been extended for the…

Staff Writer | March 26, 2023 | 10:39 am

Billionaire mining tycoon in India fights to clear Vedanta’s debt

Vedanta Resources has close to $2 billion of bonds to…

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2023 | 7:40 pm

ThyssenKrupp CEO defends steel spin-off ahead of board meeting

Martina Merz has defended efforts to spin off the German company's steel…

Reuters | March 25, 2023 | 7:21 pm

Kirkland Lake Gold hits production record ahead of merger with Agnico Eagle

The gold miner posted record production for the year, with a total of 1.4 million oz.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 17, 2022 | 9:44 am

De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise

The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 6:39 am

Nornickel says 2021 nickel sales were unaffected by export tax

Russian exporters of nickel, steel, aluminum and copper paid extra export taxes in the last five months of 2021.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 6:02 am

Boliden to resume nickel output at Harjavalta smelter soon

The company said three weeks ago that nickel output at the smelter in Finland had been stopped due to a slag explosion.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 5:56 am

BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines

The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 3:55 am

Vale, other Brazil miners ramp up production as rains subside

The weather-triggered stoppages affected production of about 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 3:05 am

Chile court halts lithium auction days after quotas awarded

An appeals court ordered the suspension, which was requested by the regional governor of the Atacama region and local indigenous communities.

Reuters | January 14, 2022 | 2:04 pm

Nickel price rally to run out of steam as supplies ramp up

Nickel prices touched $22,935 a tonne on Friday, the highest since 2011.

Reuters | January 14, 2022 | 10:15 am

Rio Tinto, satellite startup launch early partnership

Rio Tinto has entered an early-adoption partnership with Pixxel, whose satellite imagery could help the miner monitor active and closed mine sites, track ESG indicators, and advance mineral exploration.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2022 | 6:20 am

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