Ecuador court denies requests for popular approval of mining projects

The constitutional court has previously ruled against requests to subject individual mining projects to popular approval, including a request for a community consultation over Australian company SolGold's Cascabel mine.

Reuters | September 18, 2019 | 10:10 am

Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana

The operation has this year yielded 22 diamonds larger than 100 carats, eight of them exceeding 200 carats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2019 | 9:10 am

Apple to include part made of 100% recycled rare earths in new iPhones

The tech giant’s new iPhones will use recycled rare earth elements in their "Taptic Engine," a part that lets iPhones mimic a physical button click despite being a flat pane of glass.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2019 | 6:21 am

Bayhorse’s Brandywine project shows visible gold

Visible gold was confirmed in the core of the project.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 18, 2019 | 6:20 am

Pistol Bay acquires 141 mining cells in Ontario’s Red Lake district

The claims are located in the Pakwash Lake Area near Great Bear Resources' recent discovery.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 18, 2019 | 6:15 am

BHP CEO’s pay cut by almost 25% after worker’s death, runaway train

While Andrew Mackenzie's base salary was kept at $1.7m, earnings including benefits totalled $3.5m, down from the $4.6m he pocketed in 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2019 | 3:43 am

Australian lithium recovery seen by mid-2020 as EV production revs up

Strong demand from the EV sector alongside supply cuts should help Australian lithium miners recover towards the middle of next year, earlier than expected.

Reuters | September 17, 2019 | 10:21 pm

Teck named to 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Teck was the top-ranked mining company on both the World and North American Index based on an in-depth analysis of economic, social and environmental performance.

MINING.com Editor | September 17, 2019 | 3:43 pm