November 23, 2023 Vale expands production capacity at Salobo copper mine The $1.1 billion expansion plan is set to increase the mine's throughput capacity to 36 million tonnes per year by the final quarter of 2024.
November 23, 2023 Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals.
November 23, 2023 Silvercorp Metals sweetens offer for OreCorp The improved bid values OreCorp at $170m and follows rumors of influential shareholders being unhappy with the original offer.
November 22, 2023 Baffinland ups Mary River iron ore output to 6 million tonnes per year This positive decision comes only months after the federal government rejected the proposed phase two expansion project at Mary River.
November 22, 2023 Ever wondered what gold nuclei look like? Gold nuclei display a shape-shifting mechanism that alternates dramatically from soccer ball shapes to rugby ball shapes.
November 22, 2023 Guyana Goldstrike scraps copper project buy and name change The Canadian gold explorer is actively reviewing and evaluating other resource opportunities as it seeks to realign its business strategy.
November 22, 2023 Ecuador-focused Adventus and Luminex to merge Business tie-up creates a more diversified company with one of the largest copper-gold exploration portfolios in Ecuador.
November 21, 2023 URA raises $1.25m to restart South African emerald mine The Gravelotte mine, operational between 1929 and 2002, was one of the world's largest emerald mines in the 1950s and 1960s .
November 21, 2023 Codelco to spend $720 million on Chuquicamata copper mine Move is part of a plan to bring late and over-budget projects on stream and stop an overall production decline.
November 20, 2023 Franco-Nevada cuts guidance on Cobre Panama mine woes The Canadian firm has a streaming deal with First Quantum’s local unit Minera Panama covering the giant Cobre Panama copper mine.
Zimbabwe to continue mineral purchases in 2026, central bank governor says The central bank has aggressively pursued a foreign currency accumulation strategy through mandatory mining royalties, outright gold purchases and leveraging on the rally in gold. December 28, 2025 | 09:29 am
