Australia’s Pilbara Minerals to ship first spodumene cargo to China in Aug
Spodumene is a mineral mined as a source of lithium, a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, for which China is the world's biggest market.
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Strike halts gold output at two Randgold mines in Mali — union
The strike at the company’s Loulo and Gounkoto mines is related to the payment of bonuses and will continue until the issue is resolved.
De Beers launches Sierra Leone-based pilot to remove ‘conflict diamonds’ from the market
The world’s top diamond miner will train artisanal and small-scale miners and provide them with tablets as well as a diamond “toolkit” to digitally track their stones throughout the supply chain.
Embattled Acacia Mining keeps losing money due to Tanzania tax row
Revenue in the first quarter slumped almost 50% due mainly to reduced operations at its flagship Bulyanhulu gold mine.
Argentinian government wants to change Glacier Law to boost mining development
The Deputy Secretary of Mining Policy said the world needs Argentina's copper, lithium, gold and silver.
Diamonds confirm existence of planetary “embryo”
A planetary “embryo” gave origin to the meteorite fragments that form the Almahata Sitta collection.
BHP cuts 2018 iron ore forecast, cites rail car upload problems
The miner cut its fiscal 2018 production guidance to between 272-274 million tonnes of iron ore from 275-280 million tonnes.
Sixteen people trapped in gold mine in Colombia
The quarry’s entrance collapsed Wednesday afternoon.
Peru will not ‘impose’ mining projects on communities -prime minister
The government of new Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra said it would not "impose" mining projects on nearby communities that object to them.