Barrick Gold boosts stake in Hercules amid takeovers craze
Barrick's $17 million investment in Hercules Silver grows its stake in the junior to about 12% from 2.7%.
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Zimbabwean miners set for big profit slump next year – report
Last year Zimbabwe tripled the royalties platinum miners must pay the government to 7% and more than doubled those for lithium to 5%.
Indonesia approves 38 of 84 requests for 2023 mining quota revision
Miners had faced delays in obtaining revisions due to an ongoing investigation into illegal nickel mining.
New theory aims to explain how gold, platinum deposits formed on earth’s mantle
The new theory centers around a thin, "transient" region of the mantle, where its shallow part melts and its deeper part remains solid.
Savannah Resources enlists Barclay to find partners for Portugal lithium project
Investment bank Barclays and financial consultancy Barrenjoey hired to identify best partners for Savannah's Barroso lithium project in Portugal.
Mining tycoons turn up heat at Australian lithium junior Azure
Heavyweights who have long dominated the iron ore sector in Australia are muscling into SQM's takeover of Azure.
Peru ramps up efforts to attract mining foreign investments
Peru officials are presenting the country as a place of macroeconomic solidity and favourable regulatory frameworks.
India says NMDC subsidiary to mine gold in Australia
NMDC will commence its gold mining operation at the Mount Celia project located in Western Australia.
Mining, coal-fired power plants responsible for sevenfold increase in atmospheric mercury – study
Since the beginning of the modern era, emissions from coal-fired power plants, mining and waste incineration have increased the concentration of potentially toxic mercury in the atmosphere sevenfold.
