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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…

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…

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…

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…

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

BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand

The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 3, 2021 | 3:42 am

Top ten US-based mid-tier and junior precious metals companies

This year’s ranking, based on market capitalization as of July, features a number of new entrants.

Northern Miner Staff | August 2, 2021 | 10:02 am

BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West

The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2021 | 7:03 am

Fight over nickel assets heats up with BHP’s $258m Noront bid

Offer represents a 69% premium to Noront’s closing price on Monday and is 129% higher than the closing price on May 21, a day before Wyloo’s proposal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2021 | 6:21 am

Record profits and blockbuster dividends: Here come the miners

The top-five western diversified miners may have earned a combined $85 billion for the first half of the year, according to analyst estimates, more than double the level from a year ago.

Bloomberg News | July 25, 2021 | 3:47 pm

BHP reaches conditional port deal for Jansen potash mine

Jansen is expected to give BHP exposure to a market driven by rising global food demand and represents one of its few major growth prospects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2021 | 6:54 am

Top ten US-based mid-tiers to juniors, excluding coal and precious metals

These companies have seen some of the most dramatic increases in valuations as their market caps surged over the course of the last year.

Northern Miner Staff | July 23, 2021 | 2:47 am

Rio Tinto, Bougainville community reach agreement to assess Panguna legacy impacts

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 against the mine and subsequent civil war.

MINING.com Editor | July 20, 2021 | 4:44 pm

OceanaGold to restart Didipio mine after new deal with Philippines

The gold-copper mine, which has been idled since 2019, will be restarted "as soon as possible" and will run for another 25 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2021 | 7:14 am

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