Steenkampskraal rare earths mine ready to start construction It is considered the world's highest-grade rare earth mine, and has cleared the last permit needed to move forward. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 20, 2019 | 6:15 am
Codelco cancels $1bn desalination plant contract with Japan’s Marubeni Construction of the plant, with an initial capacity of 840 litres per second, was due to start in the first quarter of 2020. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2019 | 5:00 am
AngloGold reopens 30 million ounce Ghana mine The company is seeking access to Obuasi’s 30-million-ounce ore body over the next two decades. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2019 | 3:57 am
RANKED: Top 10 lowest cost gold projects on the globe Turkey took three out of the top five. Vladimir Basov | December 19, 2019 | 3:56 pm
Top shareholder urges miner Centamin to seek takeover offer date extension Endeavour on Thursday said it had insufficient time before the current "put up or shut up" deadline of Dec. 31 to study Centamin's assets. Reuters | December 19, 2019 | 3:49 pm
The good times are over for Wall Street’s coal stock bulls Prices for the coal used to make steel are down about 30% since May, Bloomberg News | December 19, 2019 | 3:12 pm
Orla Mining advances Camino Rojo toward production Construction of Camino Rojo is expected to start during the first half of 2020. Jackson Chen | December 19, 2019 | 11:38 am
Time is running out for deal to merge African gold mines Endeavour Mining suggested the chances of a deal with Centamin are shrinking. Bloomberg News | December 19, 2019 | 10:02 am
Zambia drops 15% export tax on gemstones The levy on gemstones, excluding diamonds, was meant to increase the country's revenues, but ended up hitting output. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2019 | 9:49 am