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.
Indonesia identifies eight blocks with large rare earth reserve potential The blocks will be mined by the new state-owned miner Perminas. February 10, 2026 | 09:51 am
