February 20, 2020

Lydian wins water permit, calls on Armenia govt to help end blockade

The Amulsar mine has been in development since 2016 with nearly $500 million invested in it so far.

February 20, 2020

Exxaro to sell Leeuwpan and Exxaro Coal Central

South African coal miner said the assets were not seen as core to its future objectives.

February 20, 2020

Serbia offers to help Chinese companies to ease project delays

Over the past decade Chinese companies have bought Serbia's only copper mine.

February 20, 2020

Eramet sees 3Mt in nickel ore output this year at Indonesia mine

Eramet and Tsingshan are targeting annual NPI production of 30,000 tonnes per year from their joint venture.

February 20, 2020

Newmont, Teck to invest $152m in Chilean copper-gold project

Their NuevaUnión 50-50 JV will conduct two drilling campaigns to reduce geological uncertainty at La Fortuna deposit.

February 20, 2020

Capstone could become world’s fourth-largest cobalt producer

Its Santo Domingo project could yield 4,700 tonnes of cobalt per year, making Capstone also the largest producer of the metal in the Americas.

February 19, 2020

Mexican government to resume search for miners killed in 2006 blast

Labor Secretary Luisa Maria Alcalde said specialists have identified a new route to enter the Pasta de Conchos mine.

February 19, 2020

Lucapa reveals positive results from Lulo diamond project

The first stream bulk samples excavated had resulted in the recovery of 45 diamonds weighing 30.3 ct.

February 19, 2020

Eramet freezes lithium mine project in Argentina

A deterioration in the global economic outlook has also led the company to scale back a planned expansion of its manganese mining operation in Gabon.

February 19, 2020

Namibia expects economy to grow in 2020 driven by the mining sector

Diamond mining is the largest taxpayer in Namibia and generates 20% of the country's export earnings.