Kinross closer to making decision on reopening gold mine in Chile
Operations at La Coipa mine, located in in northern Chile, were halted in 2013, when the targeted orebody run out of riches.
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Sibanye-Stillwater partners with Wits to create the ‘mine of the future’
In partnership with the Wits Mining Institute (WMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand, the company launched the Sibanye-Stillwater Digital Mining Laboratory (DigiMine).
DRDGold okays Sibanye-Stillwater $110 million-assets exchange deal
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Japan’s JXTG raises profit forecast despite $1.2bn charge
The Japanese energy and metals company said the impairment loss at its Caserones copper mine in Chile was due to higher production costs.
How resource companies are using the blockchain
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Copper price: 120% premium for Brazil junior another bullish sign
Oz Minerals offers top dollar for Avanco which boasts top private equity players and Glencore as major shareholders.
Unintended environmental consequences of mining regulation being addressed in California
The California State Mining and Geology Board recently started to revise California’s backfill regulation for reclamation of open pit metallic mineral mines.
