Alrosa starts drilling at flooded Mir pipe
The miner wants to explore the possibility of reopening the pipe.
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Pacific Ridge to acquire two copper-gold properties from Aurico
The Vancouver-based miner is expected to get a 75% interest in the Kliyul and Redton properties in British Columbia.
De Beers mulls expanding pilot scheme to sell ethically sourced diamonds
The program in Sierra Leone traces the route of diamonds dug up by small miners in the country.
Anglo American goes back to fertilizers with Sirius Minerals’ $527 million buy
The move throws a much-needed lifeline to the British junior behind a huge fertilizer project.
Chilean Mining Commission to investigate insurance fraud denounced by Codelco
The world’s top copper producer says four of its unions were victims of inflated policy prices.
Lithium industry in a waiting game – report
As prices go down, miners are expecting that strategies to reduce oversupply eventually work.
Pancon selected to explore Superfund-designated Brewer gold mine
The Canadian miner joined forces with Environmental Risk Transfer with the goal of discovering the mine’s underlying copper-gold porphyry system.
Brazilian tribes back manifesto to save Amazon habitat from Bolsonaro
A manifesto signed on Friday said Bolsonaro was threatening the survival of indigenous people with plans to allow commercial mining and ranching on their protected lands.
No need to dig deep to find gold – study
A researcher has figured out what makes porphyry deposits rich in gold or in copper.