May 23, 2018 Freeport’s Grasberg jujitsu move will pay off There’s a well-thumbed playbook for how deals involving gold mines in the remote jungles of Indonesia are meant to turn out.
May 23, 2018 AngloGold Ashanti to axe 2,000 jobs as it shrinks footprint in South Africa The company’s remaining South African assets are the Mponeng underground gold mine, and a surface operation.
May 23, 2018 Rio Tinto about to offload stake in Grasberg mine for $3.5 billion Company confirmed is in talks to sell its stake in the world’s second largest copper mine to Indonesia’s Inalum.
May 22, 2018 Nickel prices expected to settle after Russia sanctions fade Nickel prices to ease off after reaching a three-year high in April.
May 22, 2018 Eldorado to soon obtain permit for processing plant in Greece, minister hints The country’s energy ministry said he aimed to address the company's development plans in the coming weeks and according to a recent arbitration, which favoured Eldorado.
May 22, 2018 Gem Diamonds finds ninth big diamond from Letšeng With the discovery, the miner has already exceeded the total number of diamonds of over 100 carats recovered in 2017.
May 22, 2018 Lucapa on a roll, finds 25-carat yellow diamond in Lesotho mine Stone was recovered from the Neck zone of the Mothae kimberlite, not part of the current one-million carat Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource.
May 22, 2018 Rio Tinto says investors to take stance on Oyu Tolgoi as ‘test case’ Rio Tinto has called for less interference at its giant copper and gold mine in Mongolia, as it moves forward with an underground expansion.
May 21, 2018 It’s not about scoring the big win, it’s about not backing losers MINING.com discusses the state of private equity investment in mining with Michael Scherb founder of Appian Capital.
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