BMW bets on design and recycling, not mining, to lower battery costs Automaker not planning to take stakes in mines. Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 7:25 am
Fourteen miners dead in Sudan, dozens injured in mine collapse – official Part of a mountainside collapsed near al Jabal al Ahmar mine, located 70kms away from Wadi Halfa city. Reuters | March 31, 2023 | 7:11 am
Danakali sells stake in flagship Colluli potash project in Eritrea Buyers Sichuan Road and Bridge Group have paid $105 million. A second instalment of $16 million is expected within the next six months Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 6:20 am
Mining people: Lundin Mining, Power Metals, Silver Mountain Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | March 31, 2023 | 6:14 am
High-quality concrete produced with coal fly ash Scientists at Rice University are employing flash Joule heating to remove toxic heavy metals from fly ash and use the resulting product to manufacture concrete. Staff Writer | March 31, 2023 | 5:20 am
New tool could help Brazil’s crack down on illegal gold mining By integrating traceability in gold sourcing and processing, Fênix DTVM and Minespider have delivered the first fully traced gold bar. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 4:33 am
Barrick Gold, PNG ink new deal to restart Porgera mine Through the New Porgera Progress Agreement all parties have committed to resume operations as soon as possible. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 3:43 am
Gold price gains on weaker dollar, with eyes on inflation data Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,980.46 per ounce by 3:25 p.m. EDT, near a one-week high. Staff Writer | March 30, 2023 | 3:33 pm
Rio Tinto, First Quantum partner to move La Granja copper project in Peru to development First Quantum will acquire a 55% stake in the project for $105 million, making it the majority owner. Staff Writer | March 30, 2023 | 3:11 pm