Lucapa acquires Merlin diamond project in Australia

Merlin is home to Australia’s largest mined rough diamond on record and has the potential to be the only producing diamond mine in Australia, following the closure of Rio Tinto's iconic Argyle mine.

MINING.com Editor | May 25, 2021 | 2:20 pm

Global Mining Symposium: Evolution Mining’s Jake Klein on margins over volume

In the first six months of fiscal 2021, Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) banked over 50% of every ounce of gold it produced in terms of its EBITDA margins.

Trish Saywell - The Northern Miner | May 25, 2021 | 1:28 pm

BHP enters $17 million farm-in deal for Elliot copper project

Last fall, BHP entered an option agreement to earn up to a 75% interest in the project.

Jackson Chen | May 21, 2021 | 10:57 am

Treated like children: BHP beer ban irks Australian mine workers

BHP's new alcohol policy bans workers on mine sites in Western Australia from consuming alcohol after 9:30 p.m.

Reuters | May 21, 2021 | 6:43 am

Triple Flag shares flat after Canada’s biggest mining IPO in 9 years

Led by former Barrick Gold Corp executive Shaun Usmar, Triple Flag provides up-front financing to miners in exchange for a share of future revenue or production.

Reuters | May 20, 2021 | 9:01 am

SQM shuns fears of higher taxes in Chile, fast-tracks expansions

Expansions are expected to boost SQM's output to 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide by the end of 2022.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 20, 2021 | 7:09 am

The great commodities boom of 2021 is facing its first big test

Commodities rally is wavering on worries about faster inflation, Federal Reserve hints at easing stimulus and China’s warning over measures to cool price spikes.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2021 | 6:43 am