Volkswagen joins cobalt group supporting artisanal DRC miners
Pilot project intends to strengthen legal compliance and improve health and safety conditions in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Sierra Metals stock up on Yauricocha PEA
Early-stage study on an expansion of the mine in Peru suggests a throughput increase to 5,500 t/d, up from 3,150 t/d currently.
Ambler JV approves $27 million for Alaska project
The UKMP project has a combined resource of 8 billion pounds of copper, 3 billion pounds of zinc and 1 million ounces of gold equivalent.
Barrick joins exclusive Canada club with big cash hoard
Barrick has seen its cash position swell amid surging gold prices.
Egypt awards 11 companies concessions in mining bid round
Among the companies awarded concessions were Centamin, B2Gold and Barrick Gold.
Platinum deficit to reach 1.2 million ounces in 2020 – report
Both sides of the market showed strong recovery during the third quarter.
SQM pulls trigger on lithium growth in volume-over-price bet
Company is moving ahead with plans to more than double capacity in a bet that accelerating electric-vehicle demand will tighten a currently oversupplied market for the battery metal.
Glencore to expand McArthur River despite sacred sites authority veto
The Northern Territory approval would allow Glencore to double the size of the mine and extend its productive life until 2048.
Rwanda smelter uses blockchain to comply with EU Conflict Mineral Regulation
LuNa Smelter has joined forces with Minespider to pilot the first blockchain protocol in Rwanda.