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Polish detectorists looking for ‘Nazi Gold Train” finds another kind of treasure

Piotr Koper, who spent years hunting for the elusive train rumoured to be laden with gold and gems, has found two dozen priceless Renaissance portraits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2019 | 4:00 am

Petra Diamonds shares jump on 425-carat discovery at Cullinan

The discovery comes less than a month after Petra found a 100.83 carat gem-quality diamond at the same mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2019 | 3:55 am

Europe aims to take its place on the global EV battery production stage

Europe has a dedicated €600 million stream of projects on raw materials. A lot of it is about innovation in the technologies used in mines.

Amanda Stutt | March 28, 2019 | 4:21 pm

Golden Star boosts Ghana gold resources despite depletion

The company has increased its overall reserves by 6%, net of mining depletion.

Northern Miner Staff | March 28, 2019 | 3:47 pm

K92 Mining reports early result from Blue Lake prospect in Papua New Guinea

The company has intersected 175 metres of 0.28 g/t gold at its Blue Lake porphyry prospect in Papua New Guinea.

Northern Miner Staff | March 28, 2019 | 3:43 pm

Brazil’s Vale slashes iron ore sales estimate after dam burst

Vale SA estimates selling up to 75 million tonnes less iron ore this year, after several mines were halted following its second deadly dam burst in less than four years.

Reuters | March 28, 2019 | 12:17 pm

Russia’s Nornickel to spend $1.4B on two expansion projects

Nornickel aims to ramp up nickel output and tap an expected boom in demand from electric vehicle makers.

Reuters | March 28, 2019 | 10:17 am

Chile’s Codelco to boost production at El Teniente copper mine

Output increase would position the mine, which produced 465,000 tonnes of the red metal in 2018, among the world's five largest copper operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2019 | 10:16 am

Southern Madagascar emerging as global hub for battery-suitable graphite

Recent exploration in Southern Madagascar has identified the Ampanihy structure zone as what could soon become a global hub of battery-suitable graphite.

Reach Markets | March 28, 2019 | 9:51 am

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