Namibia scraps black ownership rules for mining exploration licences
Rules threaten the diamond and uranium producer's ability to attract investment.
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‘Blood gold’ controversy forces industry transparency push
The goal: to stop the metal’s use as a convenient financing tool for South American guerrillas, armed African rebels and drug traffickers.
Glencore posts rise in copper, cobalt output on Katanga restart
Glencore's copper production rose to 1,063,100 tonnes from the start of this year and cobalt output jumped 8,700 tonnes to 28,500 tonnes.
Leagold said restarting Santa Luz mine in Brazil requires $82 million
Santa Luz is a fully constructed open pit mine, which originally started production mid-2013 but was placed on care and maintenance in 2014.
Saskatchewan gives environmental approval to Star-Orion South project
The preliminary economic assessment of the mine estimates that 66 million carats of diamonds could be recovered over a 38-year project life.
Canadian miner’s project in Mexico halted by Hurricane Willa
Hurricane Willa made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 on October 23, 2018.
Chile’s court rejects lawsuit to block Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi
While the decision is final and not subject to appeal, one legal hurdle remains — Pampa Group, which controls SQM, earlier this month filed an additional appeal with Chile’s TDLC antitrust court.
Lupaka’s project in Peru hit by demonstrators
The protesters have blockaded the access road directly outside of the main gate of the mine.
Sibanye, Regulus to jointly develop Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project
The project, located in the San Juan province, is about 10km from the border with Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer.
