December 17, 2020 Mountain Province’s Gahcho Kué yields 157-carat diamond It's the largest “gem quality” diamond ever found at the Northwest Territories mine.
December 17, 2020 Rio to invest $10m in low-carbon steelmaking projects The mining giant wants to advance its climate partnership with China Baowu Steel.
December 17, 2020 Virginia’s Wise County needs to transition out of coal – report The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says Dominion Energy's Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center is at risk of closure.
December 17, 2020 Metso Outotec to modernize Norilsk Nickel’s smelting line Metso has been awarded a landmark contract to modernize one smelting line at Nadezhda metallurgical plant in Russia.
December 17, 2020 Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.
December 16, 2020 KORE to spin out BC-focused explorer Karus Gold As part of this transaction, all of the Karus common shares would be distributed to KORE shareholders on a pro-rata basis to their ownership in the parent company.
December 16, 2020 Ethiopia revokes licences of 63 mining companies The companies were said to have breached contract rules, failed to renew their licenses, or not made royalty payments.
December 16, 2020 Condor starts initial site preparation at La India Total area being cleared is 11.26 hectares and is estimated to be completed in 3 to 4 months.
December 16, 2020 First Cobalt secures C$10m public funding for refinery The refinery would become the sole producer of refined cobalt in North America.
December 16, 2020 Karora shares up on new results in Western Australia Company announced a a 334% increase in consolidated gold Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves for its Beta Hunt and Higginsville operations in Western Australia.
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