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Lucapa finds Lulo mine’s third-largest diamond

The 208 carat, Type IIa diamond is also the second 100-carat-plus stone found in October at the Angola mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 1, 2023 | 3:48 am

Patriot Lithium expands footprint in Canada’s “Electric Avenue”

It has secured rights over an additional 536sq.km in one…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 31, 2023 | 6:03 am

Shenghe Resources throws Vital Metals a lifeline

The Chinese company is acquiring new shares North America's second…

Staff Writer | October 27, 2023 | 5:44 am

Rinehart buys 18% stake in Azure Minerals to block SQM takeover

Hancock Prospecting's stake in Azure is just short of the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2023 | 3:47 am

Rinehart may block SQM $1bn takeover of Azure Minerals

The Australian billionaire, who recently thwarted Albemarle’s buyout of Liontown,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2023 | 4:15 am

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Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival

Lithium prices, expected to stay at record highs, have the world’s second-biggest miner actively looking for lithium acquisitions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2022 | 6:38 am

SolGold shares dive despite raising $36m with Jiangxi backing

The miner is said to be at the centre of a bidding war between Jiangxi, China’s largest copper miner on the one side, and a possible BHP-Newcrest alliance on the other.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2022 | 6:58 am

BHP invests in Gates and Friedland-backed firm I-Rox

BHP will help I-Pulse and its affiliate I-Rox, in which is also taking an equity position, develop technologies that can curb energy use in the mining sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2022 | 3:57 am

Lucapa achieves highest diamond recovery at Angola mine

The Lulo mine haul consist of 20 diamonds weighing a combined 15.51 carats from just one kimberlite bulk sample.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 6:45 am

Low-cost, high-capacity sodium-sulphur battery expected to be gamechanger for clean energy economy

A new sodium-sulphur battery exhibits super-high capacity and ultra-long life at room temperature.

Staff Writer | December 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

Glencore scraps $1.3 billion Australian coal project

The Valeria open pit metallurgical and thermal coal mine in Queensland would have been one of Australia’s largest.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2022 | 3:57 am

K92 extends PNG mine lease, greenlights ‘transformational’ expansions

Since restarting the copper-gold mine in late 2016, the company has transformed Kainantu into a rapidly expanding producer.

Staff Writer | December 6, 2022 | 9:34 am

Environmental and human rights assessment of Rio Tinto’s former Panguna copper mine begins

The Panguna mine was operated by BCL, majority-owned by Rio Tinto, for 17 years from 1972 until 1989, when operations were suspended due to an uprising.

Staff Writer | December 5, 2022 | 4:42 pm

Papua New Guinea PM Marape presses mining, energy giants to advance projects

PNG wants progress on undeveloped projects as it sees opportunities to boost resource sales to Asia.

Reuters | December 5, 2022 | 3:30 am

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