May 28, 2024

Video: McEwen aims to build copper industry’s ‘jewel’ at Los Azules in Argentina

Mining entrepreneur envisions the project with advanced mining facilities, a hotel and visitor’s centre blending into the landscape.

May 28, 2024

Lucapa recovers 195-carat diamond from Lulo mine

The diamond is the sixth largest and the 44th +100 carat stone to be recovered from the Lulo mine in Angola.

May 28, 2024

Berkeley seeks $1bn in damages from Spain over uranium mine dispute

The Retortillo project received preliminary approval in 2013, but Spain's Energy Ministry denied final approval in 2021 and 2023.

May 27, 2024

Vulcan rejects Mexico’s ‘illegal expropriation’ of its investments

The company has been engaged in a years-long conflict with Mexico's government after officials ordered a halt to limestone quarrying at Vulcan's mining unit in 2022.

May 27, 2024

Adriatic Metals seeks $50m after first concentrate sale

Equity raising aims to optimize Adriatic's balance sheet during ramp-up at its Vares silver mine in Bosnia.

May 26, 2024

Chile to launch public consultation on tailings regulation

Chile will launch a public consultation to modify Supreme Decree No. 248, which regulates tailings deposit design, construction, operation and closure.

May 26, 2024

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea landslide, UN agency says

The landslide hit a section of highway near the Porgera gold mine, operated by Barrick Gold.

May 26, 2024

Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report

A new IDTechEx report notes that large EV batteries and innovative fast-charging methods are driving the adoption of electric and autonomous mining vehicles.

May 26, 2024

Hidden gold earring reveals forgotten episode of Carthage-Rome war

The gold earring was found inside a building destroyed during the Second Punic War and the passage of Hannibal's troops through Spain.

May 25, 2024

Five killed after informal gold mine collapses in northern Kenya

The bodies of five miners have been recovered from the Hillo artisanal mine, and another three people were unaccounted for.