February 6, 2020 Lucara finds unbroken 549-carat diamond, fourth-largest mined at Karowe The Botswana mine has already produced six diamonds greater than 100 carats this year.
February 5, 2020 GoGold upsizes bought deal to C$25m Proceeds are intended for exploration at the Los Ricos project in Jalisco state.
February 5, 2020 Vale’s New Steel expects first plant startup in 2022 With an investment of up to $100 million, the new plant will be an important part of Vale's strategy to reduce the accumulation of tailings.
February 5, 2020 Ivanhoe’s giant Kamoa-Kakula copper project in DRC keeps getting bigger The updated mineral resource estimate puts the combined Kamoa-Kakula project at 423 million tonnes grading 4.68% copper, at a 3% cut off.
February 4, 2020 Canada’s C$97 billion mining sector at a tipping point — report The resource-rich country ranks among the top five countries in the global production of 15 minerals and metals.
February 4, 2020 Alacer posts solid cash flow, production in 2019 Alacer continues to actively explore a number of prospective exploration targets near the Çöpler mine and across Turkey.
February 4, 2020 BHP to supply water for Escondida mine from desalination plant only The miner already gets more than 40% of the water it needs from the ocean and has vowed to stop using fresh water drawn from the surface and underground in…
February 4, 2020 Botswana to accelerate $4 billion coal-to-liquid refinery project — minister The government also expected to finalize power purchase agreements this year for a planned new 100MW pilot power plant using coal bed methane, gas trapped in underground coal seams.
February 4, 2020 Congo’s 2019 copper output up 17%, cobalt production falls 20% Copper production rose to 1.433 million tonnes in 2019.
February 4, 2020 Fiore expects Pan mine to produce up to 48,000 ounces in 2020 The Canadian miner said the installation of the primary crusher is making a difference.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am