Rio Tinto wants out of Grasberg now
New report says Rio talking to Indonesian groups to sell interest in giant copper, gold mine – Freeport still at loggerheads with Jakarta about stake sale.
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Bacanora secures environmental permit for Sonora project in Mexico
Permit lets Bacanora go-ahead with its 35,000tpa (tons per annum) lithium carbonate operation in Mexico.
Shares in Quebec junior surge on Michigan reserves update
Highland Copper jumps 18% after announcing a 46% increase in resources at its Copperwood copper and silver project in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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Chinese economy and gold
The economic stance adopted by the new leaders will be crucial given China’s recent economic slowdown.
Southern Copper to resume Tia Maria project in Peru as permit imminent
Peruvian government is expected to issue a long-awaited construction permit for the mine in the first quarter of 2018.
Acacia Mining takes further revenue hit, reviews Barrick-Tanzania deal
Chief Financial Officer Andrew Wray said the company doesn't even have the ability to make the upfront $300 million payment Barrick has promised to the government of Tanzania as part of a deal reached Thursday.
Alrosa has just unearthed another large yellow diamond, hits annual record of massive findings
With the newly unearthed 34.17-carat diamond, Alrosa has hit an annual record in the number of large fancy-coloured stones found at its operations.
Polyus powers on
Russian miner posts another quarter of record production on the way to 2.8m ounces in 2019 as its $2.2 billion Natalka mine ramps up.
