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Jervois up despite inflation pressuring Idaho Cobalt Operations capex higher

Inflation pressure drives up ICO capex, says Jervois Global.

Henry Lazenby | December 16, 2021 | 11:06 am

Australian mining state passes Aboriginal heritage protection law

The state said the new law is the only Aboriginal…

Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 7:24 pm

BHP, China Minmetals use MineHub’s blockchain platform for copper concentrate transaction

In 2020, BHP completed the first iron ore blockchain transaction,…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 14, 2021 | 10:19 am

Australia battery metals players eye S. Korea market prospects

The Asian country controls a third of the $46 billion…

Reuters | December 14, 2021 | 8:03 am

Altus in the red on Newcrest royalty buy

New South Wales greenlights Newcrest’s Cadia expansion.

Henry Lazenby | December 14, 2021 | 7:36 am

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Successful gold mining starts with orebody quality says Barrick’s Mark Bristow

If you start with a really underwhelming ore body, you’re never going to make any money

Trish Saywell – The Northern Miner | June 11, 2019 | 11:19 am

Five BHP tailings dams could pose ‘extreme risk’ to communities in event of collapse

The Australian miner released risk assessment results in response to pressure from a group of investors that requested information on facilities controlled by nearly 700 mining companies be disclosed.

MINING.com Editor | June 10, 2019 | 5:51 pm

Outback town that rivaled Manhattan’s prices now gathers dust

Of all the mining-town booms spawned by China’s insatiable appetite for minerals, few were as epic as that of Australia’s Port Hedland.

Bloomberg News | June 10, 2019 | 2:07 pm

Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research

According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 10, 2019 | 9:30 am

London Metal Exchange and Fastmarkets to set lithium price benchmark

The exchange will work Fastmarkets to provide the reference price lithium, a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and high-tech devices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 10, 2019 | 7:20 am

Scientists produce gold, silver, copper foams

The foams are supposed to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 9, 2019 | 9:14 am

This 50-year chart shows just how undervalued commodities are

New study plotting US equities against raw material prices going back to 1970 points to 112% upside for commodities just to return to trend.

Frik Els | June 7, 2019 | 4:04 pm

Goldspot partners with Pacton on AI exploration at Red Lake

Market reaction to the partnership was positive: Goldspot’s stock was up 4%, and Pacton’s stock was up on the CVE Friday afternoon.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 7, 2019 | 3:06 pm

Bluerock Diamonds’ shares jump on record find

BlueRock owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 7, 2019 | 1:52 pm

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