Lucapa finds fourth +50 carat diamond at Mothae mine in Lesotho
While the 83.9 carat rock was not gem-quality, Lucapa says the find continues to underline the large-stone nature of the kimberlite resource.
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Ukrainian government relocates Black Iron’s processing plant and tailings facility
The parcel of land proposed by state officials in September 2018 was deemed unsuitable from a social and environmental standpoint.
Warrior Gold kicks off drilling campaign at Ontario project
The property is located approximately 6 kilometres north of the Cadillac Larder Lake Fault Zone.
Anglo American hands land to South Africans amid expropriation push
The world’s top platinum supplier is handing over 270 hectares (667 acres) of land to people living in Rustenburg, northwest of Johannesburg. That almost doubles the area it has given to communities to 473 hectares since 2014.
Polish Audit Office blasts KGHM acquisition of Chilean copper mine
The body, which looks into the way the Polish state operates and how it spends public funds, says the company has spent more than $5.2B in three years on the underperforming Sierra Gorda mine.
Value of British Columbia’s mining M&As rebounded after 2017’s decline
A 272.9% increase since 2014 has driven the median M&A deal value to its highest level in six years.
Canada invests $72 million in clean technology for two Alberta companies
The funds will go to oil sands producer Canadian Natural Resources and Titanium Corp.'s Creating Value from Waste (CVW) technology.
SQM receives environmental approval for Chile lithium plant expansion
The $400 million plant expansion, once complete, would allow the Chinese-backed SQM to eventually produce as much as 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year from its Atacama salt flat operations.
Gold-backed ETFs fell in February, following four months of inflows
But global gold-backed ETF flows remain positive on the year ($1.7 billion) on the back of strong inflows in January.
