Debswana to sink $6bn into Jwaneng underground mine
The expansion will produce as much as 9 million carats per year, extending the current diamond mine’s lifespan by 20 years.
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Foran Mining wants to develop world’s first carbon-neutral copper project
The miner will record emissions and purchase offsets for the carbon emitted from exploration activities over the past decade at the McIlvenna Bay deposit.
McAra deposit mineral resource surpasses 1m pounds of cobalt
Owner Battery Mineral Resources said this is the first new cobalt-dominant mineral resource delineated in the Sudbury region in the past 50 years.
Anglo American restarts Queensland coal mine amid union backlash
The underground mine had been closed since a methane explosion last year left five workers seriously injured.
Miners seek gold under the desert sands after Egypt changes rules
Country is banking on high gold prices and amended mining laws that scrap red tape and a profit-sharing rule to lure interest.
Bureaucratic delays force layoffs at Taseko’s Gibraltar copper mine in BC
Almost a year has gone by since the company first informed the government of its plans to move a mine shovel from one pit to an older adjacent pit, and it still hasn’t gotten permission.
Second environmental court ruling hits BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine
A Chilean court ordered BHP to cease drawing water from a riverbed near its facility and regulate nearby waste deposits following complaints from a nearby indigenous community.
Freeport beats copper estimates in relief to tight supplies
“The outlook for copper has never been better,” said Freeport CEO Richard Adkerson.
Start-ups aim to change car battery recycling, clean up world’s most polluting industry
A handful of startups are trying to find a new way to recycle used car batteries, using water, chemicals and electricity to produce lead instead of the hazardous.