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.

November 20, 2023

Next-gen gas sensor technology proposed for industrial, medical settings

New organic–inorganic hybrid gas sensors have shown to be durable, selective, and highly sensitive.

November 20, 2023

Lucapa puts Merlin feasibility study on back burner

The diamond miner will focus on assessing a smaller scale, lower cost path to mine development amid weak market conditions.

November 20, 2023

First Quantum to halt Panama mine if blockade goes on

The Canadian miner said that without shipments arriving at Cobre Panama copper mine’s port, it will run out of supplies this week.

November 19, 2023

Illegal mining causing high mercury levels in Colombia’s Cali River

The Attorney General's Office of Colombia issued a communiqué alerting about high levels of mercury and lead in the Cali River.

November 19, 2023

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Panamanians’ protests against First Quantum’s operation

Hollywood actor has joined the demands of Panamanian activists asking for the shutdown of First Quantum Mineral’s Cobre Panamá copper mine.

November 19, 2023

The link between mine waste and apartheid in South Africa

A new book shows how mine waste has perpetuated apartheid-like policies in South Africa.

November 17, 2023

Lower silver output in Peru, Mexico to drag down global production

Global mined silver production will fall 2% to 820 million ounces this year due to lower output from operations in the two countries.