China’s Chalco to ship first bauxite from Boffa mine by early December
Operations at the mine are now expected to be underway by early December and it will eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite a year.
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Lundin Gold granted key permits to begin production at massive Ecuador project
The Canadian miner inaugurated its Fruta del Norte gold mine in the Ecuadorean Amazon on Thursday.
Jihadist groups cash in on artisanal gold rush in West Africa
The more than 2 million directly employed in small-scale mining in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have become a source of financing and recruits for Islamist militants in the region.
Goldsource expands drill results at Guyanese gold project
The Canadian miner reported that drill results have expanded the Salbora deposit to a high-grade footprint of 600 metres long by 10 to 150 metres wide.
American Manganese’s cathode recycling process yields high purity nickel-cobalt hydroxide
The British Columbia-based company aims to begin engineering design and economic analysis of a 3-5 tonne per day commercial demonstration plant for 2020.
BHP’s incoming CEO a much needed breeze of fresh air for the mining industry
“Ethical,” “thoughtful,” “gender-equality champion,” are just some of the adjectives describing Mike Henry, BHP's next leader.
Lithium price: Europe EVs now use 57% more LCE
Europe's only bright spot as average lithium used in EVs sold around the world grows anaemic 4% to 12.2kg.
Caterpillar moves a billion tonnes autonomously at Fortescue Metals
The mine’s fleet of autonomous trucks traveled more than 33.5 million km without a single safety incident.
BHP names Mike Henry as new CEO
Henry will replace Andrew Mackenzie effective January 1, 2020.
