Lucara finds world’s 2nd largest diamond ever mined
The “epic” diamond, as Lucara put it, was detected thanks to a special recovery technology, installed in 2017.
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Whitehaven Coal to sell 30% Blackwater mine stake to Nippon Steel, JFE
Nippon Steel and JFE Steel will buy 20% and 10% stakes respectively.
Northvolt’s $20 billion battery plan suffers summer of setbacks
On Tuesday, the Swedish electric-vehicle battery maker closed down a Californian unit, Cuberg, that it acquired only three years ago.
Wild first half for metals drives big jump in LME earnings
HKEX said core earnings from its commodities unit jumped by 82% from a year earlier.
Chilean court orders halt of union roadblocks at Caserones mine
The court also banned bus stops and inspections that the company claims are carried out by the strikers.
Missouri court sends Doe Run Peru lead poisoning case to trial in US
A Missouri district court has greenlit litigation first filed 17 years ago by more than 1,400 Peruvian nationals against US billionaire mining industrialist Ira Rennert and his holding company.
Santacruz updates reserves for Bolivian silver-zinc assets
The Bolivian assets were acquired by Santacruz in late 2021 from Glencore in a deal worth over $102 million.
JV video: Dundee’s Clevr tech avoids cyanide in gold processing alternative
The new technologies come as the mining industry faces increasing pressure to adopt safer and more sustainable practices.
Argentina to sign deal with US to boost metals mining
The Minerals Security Partnership already includes 14 countries and the European Union.
