Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou
Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel.
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Petra Diamonds to pay dividends after three-year turnaround
CEO Richard Duffy said the results capped "the turnround begun three years ago” amid a diamond market that “remains broadly supportive.”
Strange diamonds from ancient dwarf planet could be key for next-gen machinery
Researchers say lonsdaleite could aid the production of ultra-hard machine parts.
Equinox Gold resumes operations at Los Filos
The precious metals miner said it reopened the Mexican gold mine on Sep. 10 following an initial meeting with local leaders.
Chile launches plan to boost investment to address weakened economy
New copper mining projects will be exempt for five years from an ad-valorem component that was proposed in a new mining royalty.
Fortuna finds more gold at Sunbird ahead of first gold at Seguela
Seguela will be Fortuna’s fifth mine, and is expected to produce 133,000 oz. gold a year.
First Mining ups gold resources at Duparquet in Quebec
The company intends to complete an updated economic study in the near future and to develop an exploration path.
Fission Uranium reports 21% increase in Triple R indicated resources
Total indicated resources have increased to 2.69 million tonnes grading 1.94% uranium oxide and 0.61 g/t gold.
Three miners die in mudslide at Sierra Metals’ Yauricocha mine
The deaths add renewed attention to mining safety protocols in Latin America.