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.

June 23, 2021

In the cost war, renewables are winning battles against fossil fuels — report

The International Renewable Energy Agency reports that, in some cases, new renewable power generation capacity has electricity costs lower than the cheapest source of new fossil fuel‑fired capacity.

June 23, 2021

Lucara strikes again with diamond over 1,000 carats

The 1,174 carat diamond from the Karowe mine in Botswana is the third over 1,000 carats recovered since 2015.

June 22, 2021

Indonesia, home to giant gold mine, wants its own bullion bank

The government is consulting with parties including the central bank and the mining industry, with a plan to start operating a bank in 2024.

June 22, 2021

Spotlight on mine blasting

Edumine's Introduction to Mine Blasting course author Anthony Konya is a 4th generation explosives expert.

June 22, 2021

Daimler plans to produce its own battery cells, report says

The BI report comes a week after reports of the Mercedes-Benz maker phasing out conventional powertrains in its cars.

June 22, 2021

China to auction first batch of state metal reserves on July 5-6

It would auction 20,000 tonnes of copper, 30,000 tonnes of zinc and 50,000 tonnes of aluminium.

June 22, 2021

Equinox Gold’s Los Filos mine suspends operations over blockade

Operations at the gold mine in Mexico have been suspended, owing to illegal blockades by a group of unionised employees and community members.