Centerra Gold says search for missing employees underway at Kumtor mine Search and rescue operations are on and the company has temporarily stopped open pit mining operations at Kumtor. Reuters | December 2, 2019 | 9:14 am
Indonesia launches digital monitoring platform for mineral, coal sales – ministry Mineral producers are required to start using the platform by Jan. 1, 2020. Reuters | December 2, 2019 | 9:07 am
Oil sands crude could get even heavier amid pipeline shortage Producers are looking to remove condensate and other light oils from the oil-sands bitumen they produce, so they can get more of it onto rail cars. Bloomberg News | December 2, 2019 | 9:00 am
Kinross Gold sells royalty portfolio to Maverix Metals for $74m The deal involves 25 precious metals royalties and a number of early stage development and exploration projects. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2019 | 7:41 am
Nordgold encouraged by drill results from Nunavut project Ten drill holes confirmed the continuation of the high-grade mineralisation at Vickers. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2019 | 6:20 am
There’s a system to control mine dust remotely Launched by Tecpro, the solution is the brain-child of EMiControls. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2019 | 6:15 am
Zijin Mining buys Canada’s Continental Gold in $1 billion deal The deal would give China’s No.1 gold producer access to the Buriticá gold project in Colombia, expected to begin production next year. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2019 | 5:00 am
Two members of Vale’s board step down in connection to deadly dam disaster The two executives are Marcio Hamilton Ferreira, chair of the finance committee, and Marcelo Augusto Dutra, who leads the compliance committee. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2019 | 3:25 am
Blackstone Minerals partners with S. Korean firm for lithium ion battery production Ecopro BM, South Korea's largest ev battery cathode producer, will develop a downstream processing facility with Blackstone's Ta Khoa nickel project in Vietnam. Reuters | December 1, 2019 | 10:11 pm