June 28, 2021

Condor Gold hails drill intercept at Nicaragua prospect

Gold intercept at the Cacao prospect, located about 4 km from a planned processing plant, is the best to date.

June 28, 2021

“Don’t let fool’s gold fool you,” scientists say

Australian and Chinese researchers found invisible gold inside pyrite.

June 28, 2021

Glencore grabs Anglo American, BHP stakes in Cerrejon coal mine

Based on expected operating performance and current coal prices Glencore expects to pay only $230 million for the combined 66.6% stake.

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.