A colossus for Canada: new iron ore handling system shipped to Baffin Island Baffinland Iron Mines aims to more than triple its iron ore handling capacities to 12 million tonnes per year. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 28, 2019 | 2:04 pm
Superior Lake completes BFS for Ontario zinc project The net present value is C$157 million and the internal rate of return is 31% (both before tax). Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 28, 2019 | 1:43 pm
Mine tailings reprocessing competition offers $16,000 in prizes The main goal of this challenge is to find out the process and/or technology to turn this waste into valuable raw materials. MINING.com Editor | August 28, 2019 | 1:37 pm
Silver scramble erupts on gold gains as investors play catch-up Silver has surged 12% this month and touched a two-year high on Wednesday. Bloomberg News | August 28, 2019 | 12:19 pm
Slump in lithium prices hammers profits at Ganfeng China’s biggest lithium producer saw its first-half profits plunge 59%. Reuters | August 28, 2019 | 11:22 am
De Beers gem sales keep falling as buyers allowed to say no De Beers sold just $280 million of diamonds this month, 44% less than a year earlier. Bloomberg News | August 28, 2019 | 11:05 am
INFOGRAPHIC: Ranking the world’s largest energy sources Here are the largest energy sources in the world, organized by type and how much electricity they generate. Visual Capitalist | August 28, 2019 | 10:53 am
Pacton Gold obtains drilling permit for Red Lake Pacton will begin a 10,000-meter drilling program this fall. Jackson Chen | August 28, 2019 | 10:39 am
Amazon gold and army suspicion fuel Bolsonaro’s rainforest rage Bolsonaro's father was among the wildcat miners who descended on the Amazonian gold mine of Serra Pelada in the 1980s. Bloomberg News | August 28, 2019 | 9:58 am