September 17, 2018 South Africa imposes tough conditions on Sibanye-Lonmin deal The transaction would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer as Lonmin is the world’s third-largest while Sibanye-Stillwater is the fourth.
September 17, 2018 Lithium Power closer to start mining at Chile’s Maricunga The Maricunga project in northern Chile has seen significant past exploration, with over $30 million spent to date.
September 17, 2018 Petra Diamonds CEO to leave following shares value dip, debt increase Johan Dippenaar has held the top position since 2005, when Petra merged with Crown Diamonds.
September 16, 2018 Small-scale miners trapped by landslide in the Philippines Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with winds of 205 kilometres per hour, gusts of 255 kilometers per hour and heavy rain that left at least 64 people dead.
September 16, 2018 Lucapa introduces Lulo diamonds into Angola’s new diamond marketing system According to Lucapa, policy shifts in the southern African country allow management to plan for the sale of such high-value stones, something the company was not able to do before.
September 16, 2018 How an Aussie miner and American tech company plan to extract lithium quickly in Argentina Lake Resources and Lilac Solutions claim they can produce lithium carbonate or lithium chloride more rapidly and at a lower cost than others.
September 14, 2018 Chile lawmakers mull additional mining tax for copper, lithium The proposed tax, to be applied on the nominal value of extracted metals, would affect copper miners that produce more than 12,000 tonnes of the metal and those extracting 50,000…
September 14, 2018 De Beers steps up hunt for fake diamonds with new detector The world’s top diamond producer by value has led industry efforts to both verify the authenticity of diamonds and ensure they are not from conflict zones where gems may be…
September 14, 2018 Centerra copper-gold mine in Canada dodges output cuts after securing water sources Company won’t have to cut output at its central BC-based copper-gold mine, at least for now, as it has been granted approval to use certain short-term water sources.
September 13, 2018 Top cobalt mines ranked by production in 2017 Top four mines are all located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ioneer eyes bid for Rio Tinto’s US boron unit Boron, an element mineral with few producers, was added to the US list of critical minerals last month. December 12, 2025 | 02:49 pm
