Global gold production dragged down by Grasberg
Stricter environmental rules leading to output cuts in world no 1 producer China contributes to quarterly decline.
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Veolia chosen to advance Mexican lithium project
Different from most of the world’s lithium which is produced from hard rock mines in Australia or from brines in South America, the lithium at Sonora is mined from clay.
Nouveau Monde graphite wins award for sustainable development
The award recognizes the company's practices as part of its Matawinie graphite project 130 km north of Montreal.
Process IQ, Orway Mineral and Perseus Mining receive METS Award for work at Ghana mine
The solution implemented by the consortium partners included the installation and use of MillSlicer instrumentation, MillStar and Orway IQ’s MillROC.
New global CEO for technology innovator Maptek
Eduardo Coloma holds a Civil, Industrial and Mining Engineering degree from the University of Antofagasta, Chile and also completed an Executive MBA at Adolfo Ibáñez University in 2008.
Hecla expands high grade at Casa Berardi East mine
The East mine has a history of high grades, but access to the area was only re-established earlier this year.
Mosaic accelerates its Esterhazy K3 mine program
When operating at full capacity, the Esterhazy K3 mine will produce about 900,000 tonnes of potash per year.
De Beers cuts diamond prices by about 5% as industry crisis deepens
De Beers is taking more drastic steps to stem the crisis in the diamond industry by cutting prices across the board for the first time in years.
Brazil’s Samarco expected to resume $4 billion debt restructuring talks
The venture last month won permission to resume operations at its Germano iron ore mine, four years after a dam burst in the city of Mariana.
