June 4, 2021 BHP to pay $93m for environmental harm at Escondida The figure is part of a plan drawn up to resolve a lawsuit from the state over water use and related damage to a sensitive area.
June 3, 2021 Workers again block rail line supplying Colombia coal miner Cerrejon Cerrejon, jointly owned by BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, has had repeated disagreements with nearby Wayuu indigenous communities and its largest union, which held a three-month strike last year.
June 3, 2021 Western Uranium buys physical uranium Western Uranium says the physical uranium purchase complements its Sunday mine complex production plans.
June 3, 2021 Giga Metals’ Turnagain nickel project tests show potential for carbon neutrality Preliminary testing carried out by the University of British Columbia shows the Turnagain nickel project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2.
June 2, 2021 Boroo completes acquisition of Lagunas Norte mine in Peru Barrick put the open pit mine on care and maintenance in 2019, but production continued from the heap leach.
June 2, 2021 Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month It will be the only operational one in the diamond-rich country after two other copper mines were placed under liquidation.
June 2, 2021 Copper price down as China premium falls to 5-year low Yangshan copper premium fell to $30.50 a tonne, its lowest since February 2016, indicating weakening demand for imported metal into China.
June 2, 2021 State diamond miner in Zimbabwe sees output rising 30% this year Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co.’s mines produced 2.3 million carats worth of diamonds in 2020 and mostly sold them to India and the Middle East.
June 2, 2021 Sundance Resources refers iron ore dispute with Cameroon to arbitration Australia’s Sundance Resources has referred its iron ore dispute with the government of Cameroon to international arbitration, the company said in a […]
June 1, 2021 Petra puts “exceptional” 39-carat blue diamond up for sale The company said the diamond, found at its Cullinan mine, will be showcased in Antwerp, Dubai, Hong Kong and New York.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
