November 12, 2020

Guinea approves railroad and port plan for Simandou

The move is key to Guinea’s economy and Simandou's development, which has been complicated by its location far from the coast and the cost of infrastructure.

November 12, 2020

Rock-mining bacteria could support human presence in space

Experiments on the International Space Station show that bacteria could enhance the removal of rare earth elements from basalt in lunar and Martian landscapes.

November 12, 2020

Greece to kick off sales of nickel producer Larco, power grid by year-end

Larco, which is 55% owned by the state, is one of the world's biggest nickel producers

November 12, 2020

Alrosa’s pink diamond sets new record price at auction

“The Spirit of the Rose”— a flawless 14.83-carat pink gem — sold for $26.6 million at Sothbey’s in Geneva.

November 11, 2020

Deep-sea mineral platform launches for mining dialogue

New resource exploitation industries need new frameworks for governance, the World Economic Forum reports.

November 11, 2020

Barrick, Loncor expand JV partnership in DRC

Ground covered by the new agreements includes a number of priority, exploration targets already outlined by Barrick.

November 11, 2020

Nova acquires royalty on Antofagasta’s Twin Metals project

Nova is buying a 2.4% NSR royalty on a portion of the Twin Metals project, its first in the US.

November 11, 2020

Nigerian billionaire plans to dig platinum mine in Zimbabwe

Bravura Holdings, owned by Nigerian billionaire Benedict Peters, has $1 billion available for the development of a platinum mine in Zimbabwe.

November 11, 2020

More KAZ Minerals shareholders to vote against buyout plan

The miner's fifth-biggest investor RWC Partners also plans to vote against the bid.

November 11, 2020

Skycatch survey system sums up aerial intelligence

Drones fly beyond traditional methods of 3D image capture.