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Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m

Deal expands Fortuna's footprint in West Africa, where it has the Yaramoko gold mining complex in Burkina Faso and the Séguéla project in Côte d’Ivoire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2023 | 3:55 am

US to speed up South32’s Hermosa manganese-zinc project

The Arizona-based project is the first mining asset added to…

MINING.COM Editor | May 8, 2023 | 5:43 am

Vedanta Resources repays $800 million loans to StanChart

Vedanta Resources said it has repaid $800 million worth of…

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2023 | 12:50 pm

Hindustan Zinc’s all-cash bid for Vedanta’s assets lapses

Hindustan Zinc's shares prices have tumbled since the deal was…

Reuters | May 2, 2023 | 8:08 am

Ivanhoe taps Glencore for $250 million to start Kipushi zinc mine ahead of schedule

Glencore will take all of the mine’s zinc concentrate for…

Staff Writer | April 27, 2023 | 10:03 am

Silvercorp diversifies into South America with $146 million deal for Adventus

Silvercorp said it has the technical capabilities to bring Adventus' El Domo project into production on an accelerated basis.

Staff Writer | April 26, 2024 | 7:04 am

‘Aussie kryptonite’ helps identify mineral deposits

Plumbian orthoclase is useful as an indicator mineral, which helps geologists locate and assess the presence of certain ore deposits.

Staff Writer | April 26, 2024 | 6:45 am

China could hinder BHP’s bid to become top copper producer

The deal comes just as Chinese copper processors are struggling to turn a profit on supplies from miners like BHP.

Bloomberg News | April 26, 2024 | 6:41 am

Rising copper demand spurs search for alternative climate solutions

CRU, a metals consultant, sees demand increasing about 40% by 2050 even if cleaner technologies aren’t rolled out aggressively.

Bloomberg News | April 26, 2024 | 5:52 am

Copper price hits $10,000/t as BHP bid shows tight supply pipeline

The metal has reclaimed the $10,000 threshold for the first time in two years.

Bloomberg News | April 26, 2024 | 5:37 am

Anglo American rejects “opportunistic” $39bn takeover bid from BHP

Under takeover rules, BHP is required to either make a solid offer for Anglo American by May 22 or walk away.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2024 | 3:24 am

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Fortuna Silver to buy West Africa-focused Chesser Resources for $60m

US to speed up South32’s Hermosa manganese-zinc project

Vedanta Resources repays $800 million loans to StanChart

Hindustan Zinc’s all-cash bid for Vedanta’s assets lapses

Ivanhoe taps Glencore for $250 million to start Kipushi zinc mine ahead of schedule

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Silvercorp diversifies into South America with $146 million deal for Adventus

‘Aussie kryptonite’ helps identify mineral deposits

China could hinder BHP’s bid to become top copper producer

Rising copper demand spurs search for alternative climate solutions

Copper price hits $10,000/t as BHP bid shows tight supply pipeline

Anglo American rejects “opportunistic” $39bn takeover bid from BHP

Miner owned by South America’s richest family mulls bond sale

Anglo’s stumbles have made it prey for mining’s biggest predator

South Africa scrutinizes BHP bid for Anglo weeks before election