June 25, 2021 Cameroon to build railway to Mbalam-Nabeba project with China-linked firms Sundance Resources has filed for international arbitration saying Cameroon and Congo Republic have violated contracts by developing the iron project with Chinese investors.
June 25, 2021 Long-duration thermal battery developed to move remote mine sites away from diesel MIT spinoff 247Solar developed a battery that uses silica sand and electric resistance coils to generate ultra-high temperature heat from clean energy sources.
June 24, 2021 New hyperspectral imaging satellite expected to support mining operations Orbital Sidekick’s Aurora satellite will allow for global-scale subterranean mineral identification, surveying and monitoring.
June 24, 2021 B2Gold launches arbitration against Mali over Menankoto exploration permit Operations at the Fekola mine, 20 kilometres from the Menankoto permit and projected to produce 530,000 to 560,000 ounces of gold in 2021, have not been impacted.
June 24, 2021 Ecuador sees mining exports rising 74% in 2021, ministry says Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.
June 24, 2021 Santacruz Silver reports fatality at Rosario mine The accident took place at the Membrillo mine area as a result of a rock fall.
June 24, 2021 Black market bullion is in the crosshairs of Bolivian lawmakers Bolivian lawmakers are debating a bill that would allow the country’s central bank to boost its gold reserves via purchases from bullion produced in the country.
June 24, 2021 Congo seizes gold worth $1.9 million in Okapi Wildlife Reserve Congolese authorities have seized 31 kg of gold, in a rare loss for smugglers.
June 23, 2021 Gold miners need to get greener to meet 2030 emissions targets — report Wood Mackenzie plots the forecast progress of gold miners out to 2030 against the reduction in emissions required to align with the 2°C and 1.5°C targets.
June 23, 2021 Morocco’s Managem starts gold production at its Guinea mine The company said it plans to produce 130,000 ounces of gold a year at the Tri-K mine, where reserves are estimated at 1.5 million ounces.
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