July 19, 2022

Barrick Gold, Pakistan set copper-gold project funding structure

Province where Reko Diq is located will benefit from its 25% ownership without having to contribute financially to construction and operations.

July 19, 2022

Gem Diamonds unearths 114-carat diamond at Letšeng

Diamonds larger than 100 carats recovered at the mine in Lesotho contribute between 70% and 80% of the company's revenue every year.

July 19, 2022

BHP to speed up $5.7 billion Jansen potash mine

BHP attempts to bring forward Stage 1 first production into 2026, which is expected to yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.

July 19, 2022

Copper prices, company valuation multiples too low for sufficient supply response, analyst says

Global copper industry is undersized and undercapitalized to deliver a strong supply response, Stifel says.

July 18, 2022

Metso Outotec to supply plant equipment to Kamoa Copper in DRC

Kamoa Copper has selected Metso Outotec to supply key concentrator plant equipment to the company’s copper mining complex expansion in the Democratic […]

July 18, 2022

Marathon Gold reaches permit milestones for Valentine

The company is moving the Valentine gold project forward thanks to new permits and stakeholder agreements.

July 18, 2022

Botswana Diamonds kicks off drilling at Thorny River’s high-grade area

The exploration program focuses on the recently discovered high-grade geophysical area of the diamond project.

July 18, 2022

Barrick close to final deal with Pakistan on $7bn copper project

Teams from Barrick and Pakistan are currently finalizing a framework deal to develop the giant Reko Diq copper-gold deposit.

July 17, 2022

Hundreds of hectares of pristine rainforest destroyed by illegal mining in Venezuela

A local NGO says that the destruction of Venezuela’s tropical rainforest by illegal miners and armed groups is done with authorities’ consent.

July 17, 2022

Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals

The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.