Vale to go ahead with massive Serra Sul iron ore expansion

Vale cuts production guidance again

The company attributed weak Q1 results to heavy rains, unplanned outages, regulatory delays linked to last year’s dam failure, and ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2020 | 6:55 am

Nordgold to power up gold mine in Guinea

Nordgold to power up Guinea gold mine

The Russian gold producer aims to reduce emissions with the construction of a new 33 MW power plant at its Lefa mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2020 | 3:49 am

China to inspect tailings dams after spill at molybdenum mine

The move comes after a spill at a molybdenum mine in March contaminated water supplies for the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2020 | 7:42 am

Turquoise Hill takes Rio Tinto to arbitration over Mongolia mine funding

Rio lowers copper target at Oyu Tolgoi

The company won't meet its previous production guidance of 530,000-570,000 tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2020 | 3:18 am

Mali quashed grant of B2Gold permit to upstart miner

B2Gold reports covid-19 case at Mali exploration camp

The employee was working at the Fekola camp, now isolated. Mine operations have not been impacted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2020 | 8:53 am

Barrick agrees to independent environmental studies for Pueblo Viejo expansion

Barrick maintains 2020 guidance despite output drop

It expects first-quarter gold production to fall by 8.5% due to global efforts to stop the spread of covid-19.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2020 | 5:36 am

Thor moves to build Nigeria’s first large-scale gold mine

Thor to build Nigeria’s first large-scale gold mine

The decision comes as the Canada-listed junior miner secured funding for its Segilola gold project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2020 | 3:54 am

BHP gets closer to wage deal at Escondida

Chile court looks at alleged Escondida breaches

A lawsuit alleges damage to the environment caused by the extraction of fresh water from the Punta Negra salt flat.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2020 | 9:13 am

Bluejay Mining grows Greenland footprint

The company has been granted two exploration licenses surrounding its Kangerluarsuk zinc-lead-silver project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2020 | 7:25 am

Australia forecasts brutal lithium price correction as output surges

China’s top lithium miner eyes stake sale

Tianqi flagged losses for Q1 of 450-510 million yuan, which may force it to sell part of its stake in the Greenbushes mine in Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2020 | 3:45 am

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