September 16, 2022

Turquoise Hill holder Pentwater ups stake, rejects Rio Tinto bid

It has increased its stake in the Canadian miner to 13.77% while rejecting again Rio Tinto’s $3.3bn offer for 49% of Turquoise Hill.

September 15, 2022

Power issues delay SilverCrest’s first metal sale from Las Chispas

Power supply to the Mexican project is not “at a steady state”, but it should improve in Q4, when the miner expects to begin sales.

September 15, 2022

Tertiary Minerals, FQM team up to boost copper exploration in Zambia

The miners will work together to advance Tertiary’s Mukai and Mushima North project, in the country's north-west.

September 14, 2022

AngloGold earmarks $143 million for new tailings in Brazil

It will be Brazil's first large gold producer to have eliminated all upstream tailings at its assets in Minas Gerais and Goiás states.

September 14, 2022

Indonesia accounts for over 50% of deforestation caused by large-scale mining

Coal extraction in the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan drove the mining-related deforestation in the country.

September 14, 2022

Trevali managers found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Burkina Faso

The sentences are related to a flash flood that trapped and killed eight miners in April at the company’s Perkoa zinc operation.

September 13, 2022

Marathon Gold raises $114m to fund Valentine mine construction

Building the mine is expected to cost Marathon between C$470 million and C$490 million.

September 13, 2022

Petra Diamonds to pay dividends after three-year turnaround

CEO Richard Duffy said the results capped "the turnround begun three years ago” amid a diamond market that “remains broadly supportive.”

September 13, 2022

Strange diamonds from ancient dwarf planet could be key for next-gen machinery

Researchers say lonsdaleite could aid the production of ultra-hard machine parts.

September 13, 2022

Equinox Gold resumes operations at Los Filos

The precious metals miner said it reopened the Mexican gold mine on Sep. 10 following an initial meeting with local leaders.