Chile’s Codelco, Escondida copper mines saw production drops in April
Codelco copper mine's production fell 0.5% year on year to 132,700 tonnes in April.
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Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month
It will be the only operational one in the diamond-rich country after two other copper mines were placed under liquidation.
Orezone enters clean energy supply deal for Bomboré project
Bomboré will be the first mine in Burkina Faso to use LNG to power its operations.
Copper price down as China premium falls to 5-year low
Yangshan copper premium fell to $30.50 a tonne, its lowest since February 2016, indicating weakening demand for imported metal into China.
State diamond miner in Zimbabwe sees output rising 30% this year
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co.’s mines produced 2.3 million carats worth of diamonds in 2020 and mostly sold them to India and the Middle East.
Mexico now ready to welcome private lithium miners
Mexico is home to large potential reserves of lithium but most of it is in hard-to-tap clay deposits that are costly and technically difficult to mine.
Sundance Resources refers iron ore dispute with Cameroon to arbitration
Australia’s Sundance Resources has referred its iron ore dispute with the government of Cameroon to international arbitration, the company said in a […]
SolGold and Cornerstone pull together to advance Cascabel project in Ecuador
The deal, which ends a two-year standoff between the parties, will explore financing options for the mine.
Canada Nickel’s Crawford project to produce 93% less CO2 emissions than industry average
A study by Skarn Associates shows that the Crawford nickel-cobalt sulphide project in Ontario is set to produce 2.05 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of nickel-equivalent production over its 25-year mine life.
