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World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year

The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2019 | 7:00 am

Transition Metals expanding in Saskatchewan

Two new claims were staked to cover known copper showings that are interpreted to have potential to host sedimentary-hosted copper mineralization similar to that at Transition's Janice Lake.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 23, 2019 | 6:54 am

Dunnedin acquires copper-molybdenum-silver project in Arizona

The Vancouver-based company says there is potential to discover a sizeable porphyry style copper-molybdenum-silver deposit on the property.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 23, 2019 | 6:49 am

Zambia’s Chamber of Mines just deepened worries of sinking global copper output

Copper output in Africa’s second largest producing country could decline by as much as 100,000 tonnes this year, adding to recent, sharp declines at the world’s main producing nations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2019 | 4:30 am

Contact Gold raises C$4m to drill Pony Creek, stock jumps

The company also holds ten other properties on the Carlin, Independence and Northern Nevada Rift gold trends.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 22, 2019 | 3:52 pm

Sandvik creates first 3D printed diamond composite

The advantage is that the diamond can be 3D printed in very complex shapes, unlike mined or manufactured diamonds.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 22, 2019 | 2:33 pm

ICMM 2018 mining safety data released

The single highest cause of deaths in 2018 was from mobile mining equipment — the ICMM is exploring collision avoidance technology.

MINING.com Editor | May 22, 2019 | 2:07 pm

What we call man-made diamonds could ultimately determine their success

The industry is still undecided in how to present diamonds to consumers following the wider-scale emergence of man-made stones in recent years.

Paul Zimnisky | May 22, 2019 | 11:14 am

Gold miners must focus on returns, mergers to attract investment – Barrick CEO

Gold miners have for years been accused of eroding profits through expensive deals but the takeovers of Randgold by Barrick and Goldcorp by Newmont have spurred speculation about a pick up in long-dormant gold M&A.

Reuters | May 22, 2019 | 11:00 am

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