Botswana may raise De Beers stake as Anglo weighs spin-off
The government owns a 15% stake in De Beers and Botswana accounts for 70% of the company's annual rough diamond supply.
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Newmont CEO sees copper demand boom driving mining deals
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Peru authorizes Barrick to explore mining at southern border
Peru's constitution requires foreign private investment within 50 kilometers of the country's border to be approved by the cabinet of ministers.
Rio Tinto’s South African unit may resume mineral sands project halted by violence
Richards Bay Minerals plans to take the Zulti South project to the Rio Tinto board for approvals in the first half of next year.
Russia to speed up sole lithium project to cut import reliance
Russia plans to speed up its only lithium production project by 3-4 years from an originally planned 2030.
SolGold inks exploitation contract for Ecuador copper-gold project
The document outlines legal and financial terms and conditions required for the development of SolGold's flagship Cascabel project.
Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners
A 45-day expedition to the Clarion Clipperton Zone discovered several species not previously described by science.
Gemfields unveils early gold estimates for Mozambique project
Resource estimate for the Nairoto project suggests the presence of 103,000 ounces of gold averaging over two grams per tonne.
