Endeavour Mining pours first gold at Senegal mine expansion It has poured first gold from its Sabodala Massawa mine expansion two years after starting the $290 million project. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2024 | 3:46 am
BHP mega bid and $10,000 copper expose mining’s biggest problem The biggest producers all want to increase copper output to take advantage of rising demand for electric vehicles, grid infrastructure and data centers. Bloomberg News | April 28, 2024 | 11:22 am
Saudi Arabia set on securing lithium for EV ambitions Saudi Arabia is committed to sourcing lithium from overseas as it looks to produce EV batteries and invest in the electric vehicle sector. Reuters | April 28, 2024 | 10:08 am
Court decision to uphold mining ban in Colombian town impacts AngloGold project In 2017, a popular referendum in Ibagué resulted in a ban against developments such as AngloGold Ashanti’s La Colosa gold project. Staff Writer | April 28, 2024 | 8:46 am
Researchers publish disaster risk monitoring protocol for multi-coal seam mining When unstable, coal pillars from multi-coal seams mining pose significant risks during both the production and closure stages. Staff Writer | April 28, 2024 | 5:04 am
Antofagasta fined for breaking water extraction rules in drought-ridden Chilean region Chile’s General Water Directorate fined Antofagasta Minerals’ Minera Los Pelambres for the unauthorized extraction of surface and groundwater. Staff Writer | April 27, 2024 | 5:51 pm
BHP considering improved proposal for Anglo American after bid rejected BHP Group is considering making an improved offer for Anglo American after its $39 billion initial proposal was rejected. Reuters | April 27, 2024 | 1:43 pm
Mexico notches win in labor dispute over alleged violations at mine The US had requested a probe last year into alleged workers rights abuses at a Grupo Mexico mine in the central state of Zacatecas. Reuters | April 26, 2024 | 5:00 pm
Copper juniors converge in British Columbia, Yukon Territories Juniors are extremely important to major mining companies because they are the firms finding the deposits that will become the next mines. Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | April 26, 2024 | 4:20 pm