Hochschild Mining sees 300,000 oz/y potential in Chile gold project The miner kicked off a reassessment of Volcan's viability and economic potential last year, after having it dormant for a decade. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2023 | 6:15 am
Vision Blue injects $40 million into Papua New Guinea lime project Mick Davis' Vision Blue Resources would obtain a 49% stake in Mayur Resources' Central lime project. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2023 | 3:51 am
Zimbabwe stockpiles 300,000 carats of diamonds Stockpiling follows new regulations that compel miners to pay half of their royalties using commodities. Bloomberg News | August 13, 2023 | 11:49 am
Peru launches ‘mega-operations’ to destroy illegal mining camps in biodiversity hotspot Peruvian authorities were able to locate and destroy illegal mining camps in the Madre de Dios region. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 13, 2023 | 11:27 am
US Steel to explore strategic alternatives for the company US Steel has received unsolicited proposals that range from the acquisition of certain production assets to consideration for the whole company. Reuters | August 13, 2023 | 10:10 am
Mussel-inspired technology efficiently recovers neodymium from wastewater Researchers at Penn State University developed a new mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating that has demonstrated "remarkable, even surprising" ability to recover rare earth elements. Staff Writer | August 13, 2023 | 7:48 am
Peruvian Ministry of Mines presents new permitting mechanisms to mining companies’ reps Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines presented new mechanisms aimed at reducing the time it takes to get permits and authorizations. Staff Writer | August 13, 2023 | 6:29 am
Solar built on trash offers solution to renewable energy’s space problem A new solar farm east of London is the size of 28 football fields and sits atop a 5 million-ton trash heap. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2023 | 12:27 pm
Freeport hit by cyberattack; impact on production limited The incident is affecting information systems, and future operations could be impacted if the attack is prolonged, company said. Bloomberg News | August 11, 2023 | 12:15 pm