Nordgold begins mining at Lefa’s satellite deposit
The Diguili deposit, located about 22 miles from Lefa’s processing facility, is considered a core pillar of Nordgold’s expansion strategy.
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Mountain Province bounces back as diamond demand returns
Its 49%-owned Gahcho Kué mine has rebounded well from a difficult start to the year, that saw it shut down for 22 days.
Resolute Mining sells Bibiani mine to Asante Gold for $90 million
Sale reduces Western Australia-based miner's portfolio to only two gold assets — Syama in Mali and Mako in Senegal.
Chilean lawmakers postpone vote on controversial mining royalty bill
Bill calls for a 3% royalty on sales of over 12,000 tonnes of copper productions a year and 50,000t/y of lithium.
Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel
The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.
Quebec injects $10.7m into Monarch to help reopen Beaufor gold mine
Provincial loan agreement will be used to restart the company's now idled Beaufor gold mine and Beacon mill.
Canada’s newest gold mine begins commercial production
Pure Gold mine, milling facilities, and other critical systems are operating in line with or close to design capacity of 800t per day.
BHP to expand nickel operations to meet soaring demand
The miner will make a final investment decision on expanding the processing plant at its Mt. Keith nickel mine by the end of the financial year.
BHP to build solar farms at Nickel West
The project will help cut carbon emissions by 12% compared with 2020 levels at its Mt. Keith and Leinster nickel operations, where power is currently being generated through diesel and gas turbines.
Diamond slump pushes Botswana to broaden mining base
Botswana is stepping up exploration beyond diamonds as weak prices and lab-grown rivals expose risks of reliance.
