January 12, 2021

Steinmetz pressed on Guinea deals on second day of bribery trial

The Israeli billionaire and two others are accused of paying at least $8.5 million in exchange for rights to exploit Simandou.

January 11, 2021

US steel groups, union urge Biden to keep Trump’s steel tariffs in place

Trump's Commerce Department imposed the Section 232 metals tariffs -- 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum -- in March 2018.

January 11, 2021

Equinox tops guidance in year of ‘tremendous growth’

The miner beat its revised 2020 production guidance and churned out 477,200 gold ounces last year.

January 11, 2021

Alaska Governor to appeal Pebble permit denial

Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his administration will formally appeal the US Army Corps of Engineers’ denial of a key federal permit for the project.

January 11, 2021

Alphamin achieves record quarterly tin production

The company produced 2,898 tonnes of tin during Q4 2020, 13% more than the previous quarter.

January 11, 2021

Zimbabwe gold deliveries tumble nearly a third in 2020

Gold sales to country's sole buyer and exporter of bullion Fidelity Printers and Refiners fell 31% to 19 tonnes last year.

January 11, 2021

Emesent technology helps Petra Diamonds save on ore pass remediation

Highly accurate point cloud data sets from a Hovermap scan allowed mine engineers to visualize the condition of ore passes for the first time and avoid spending $350,000, on remediation.

January 11, 2021

Samarco starts iron ore shipments to Europe

BHP and Vale controlled company started on Monday its first shipment since Fundão dam tragedy.

January 11, 2021

Mongolia may revoke Rio Tinto’s plan for Oyu Tolgoi

The government is considering cancelling and replacing the development and financial plan for the giant copper mine.

January 11, 2021

New Found Gold hits shallow high-grade in Keats step-out

Highlights include 10.4 metres of 22.5 g/t gold from 11.7 metres and 15.9 metres of 31.4 g/t gold starting at 45 metres.