Turquoise Hill’s 2018 financial results report 250% income jump over 2017
Gold production surged 150% year-on-year to 285,000 ounces, while copper production of 159,100 tonnes marked a 1.1% increase over 2017.
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Silvercrest upgrades resource at Las Chipas ahead of PEA
The project now contains 1 million indicated tonnes grading 6.98 grams per tonne gold and 710.6 grams silver.
Botswana’s Debswana targets diamond output of 24 million carats in 2019
Debswana lifted diamond output by 6% to a four-year high of 24.1 million carats in 2018.
South African court blocks mine union’s plan for industry-wide strike
AMCU has been on strike at Sibanye-Stillwater's gold operations since mid-November in a pay dispute.
Lucapa finds fourth +50 carat diamond at Mothae mine in Lesotho
While the 83.9 carat rock was not gem-quality, Lucapa says the find continues to underline the large-stone nature of the kimberlite resource.
Ukrainian government relocates Black Iron’s processing plant and tailings facility
The parcel of land proposed by state officials in September 2018 was deemed unsuitable from a social and environmental standpoint.
Warrior Gold kicks off drilling campaign at Ontario project
The property is located approximately 6 kilometres north of the Cadillac Larder Lake Fault Zone.
Anglo American hands land to South Africans amid expropriation push
The world’s top platinum supplier is handing over 270 hectares (667 acres) of land to people living in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg. That almost doubles the area it has given to communities to 473 hectares since 2014.
Polish Audit Office blasts KGHM acquisition of Chilean copper mine
The body, which looks into the way the Polish state operates and how it spends public funds, says the company has spent more than $5.2B in three years on the underperforming Sierra Gorda mine.