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Top miners, academics partner to seek new ways to discover sedimentary copper

Kupferschiefer project aims to revisit archive geological data and reinterpret it using petroleum and mineral system approaches, creating maps of mineral prospective areas within the Central European Basin.

Staff Writer | October 16, 2023 | 6:42 am

Raising capital now biggest risk to mining companies after ESG

The massive capital outlays required by the green energy transition…

Frik Els | October 12, 2023 | 1:26 pm

Newcrest investors strongly approve $17 billion Newmont takeover

The proposed deal is the third largest ever involving an…

Reuters | October 12, 2023 | 1:19 pm

Newmont shareholders vote in favor of $16.8bn Newcrest buyout

Both the companies expect the deal to close in early…

Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 3:45 pm

Liontown extends due diligence for $4.2bn Albemarle buyout

Gina Rineheart has been increasing her stake in Liontown Resources…

Reuters | October 11, 2023 | 3:25 pm

Search team finds Rio Tinto’s radioactive capsule lost in Australia

The capsule was recovered after a nearly week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) stretch of highway.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2023 | 4:45 am

Tombador Iron halts Brazil mine due to unrest

Protests have erupted in Brazil as supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro try prompting a military coup to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2023 | 3:49 am

Urgent action needed to stem slump in geoscience graduates globally — report

The dearth of geoscientists, which is replicated globally, threatens to crimp Australia’s ability to find, define and mine key minerals needed in a decarbonised future.

Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 4:13 pm