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Danakali about to secure financing for potash project in Eritrea

Debt financing agreements worth $200 million could be finalized “any day” and are expected to catalyze equity financing to start the almost 30-month development of the 1.1 billion-tonne Colluli sulphate of potash project, the company said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2019 | 3:54 am

Earthquake rattles northern Peru near gold and copper mines

The tremor prompted officials to activate emergency protocols.

Bloomberg News | May 26, 2019 | 11:04 am

South African carbon tax finally becomes law

The tax was first mooted in 2010 but has been postponed at least three times after mining companies, steelmakers and state-owned power utility Eskom said it would erode profit and push up electricity prices.

Reuters | May 26, 2019 | 10:50 am

Workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata mine to vote on strike action

Unionized workers rejected on Saturday the miner’s final contract negotiation offer and announced that they will vote on a proposal to go on strike.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 26, 2019 | 10:33 am

Lab-grown diamonds to get sustainability standard certification

The announcement follows a warning by the US Federal Trade Commission regarding the misuse of the words eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable.’

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 26, 2019 | 8:29 am

Russian scientists working on technology for extracting non-ferrous and noble metals

The goal is to study the physicochemical patterns and mechanisms of nitric acid dissection of hard-to-process ores.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 26, 2019 | 8:26 am

Natural gas now beats coal, even in West Virginia: Justin Fox

For the first time ever, West Virginia last year produced more natural gas, as measured by energy content, than coal.

Bloomberg News | May 25, 2019 | 12:16 pm

Coking coal price to remain elevated in 2019— report

On the supply side, Fitch expects production misses from Australia to keep the market tight in the coming quarters as large diversified miners lose their appetite for mining coal.

MINING.com Editor | May 24, 2019 | 2:33 pm

Royal Road’s shares jump on Agnico Eagle investment

The company's shares jumped over 8% by mid-day Friday, following the announcement of a C$5 million private placement to develop Columbian gold assets.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 24, 2019 | 1:14 pm

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