Congo state miner curbs expectations about code concessions
The operators are pressing the government to row back on some of the reforms President Joseph Kabila signed into law this month.
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Electric vehicles, higher prices to boost global copper output — report
Global copper output is expected to climb from 20.4 million tonnes this year to 28 million tonnes by 2027.
Newcrest, Harmony joint venture in PNG to cost an extra $1bn upfront
But according to the updated feasibility study total capital expenditure for the life of Wafi-Golpu mine will fall by about the same amount to $5.5 billion.
Zimbabwe changes majority black ownership for diamond, platinum mines
The mpowerment laws now limit majority ownership by state miners only to the diamond and platinum sectors, as oppose to the entire mining sector.
Battery makers descend on Australia, Canada cobalt developers
Nervous Asian battery makers are turning to early-stage cobalt projects in Australia and Canada to lock in supplies of the critical battery ingredient ahead of expected shortages as demand for electric vehicles revs up.
Workers at Idaho’s Lucky Friday mine have been on strike for 370 days
Workers marched on Saturday in Mullan, Idaho, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the strike.
Mali says negotiating mining code revision but could act unilaterally
Mali’s government is negotiating with mining companies to draft a new mining code but will move to implement a new law unilaterally […]
Egypt’s sole gold-exporting mine reports high profits
January profits for the Sukari gold mine are making headlines in the country.
EPA not happy with Canadian miner’s zinc-gold project in Michigan
The project is being proposed by Toronto-based Aquila Resources.
