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Chinese embassy calls upon citizens to leave three provinces in the DRC

An attack on November 24 against an artisanal gold mine in Ituri province left four people dead, including two Chinese nationals.

Northern Miner Staff | December 2, 2021 | 10:02 am

Congo state cobalt monopoly aims to start buying in January

In the longer term, EGC aims to buy 25,000 tonnes…

Reuters | December 2, 2021 | 8:15 am

Hummingbird Resources restarts Mali gold mine

It said stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below…

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 2, 2021 | 6:15 am

Tharisa annual profit more than doubles on strong platinum prices

The PGM and chrome producer reported a more than two-fold…

Reuters | December 1, 2021 | 10:41 pm

Gold Fields aims to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

The company said its investment to decarbonise will cost about…

Reuters | December 1, 2021 | 7:37 am

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2021 | 4:03 am

Large gold miners contributed $38bn in GDP to local economies in 2020 — report

In 2020, WGC members made significant contributions to local economies.

Northern Miner Staff | November 30, 2021 | 11:10 am

Iamgold releases infill results up to 69 g/t Au from Diakha-Siribaya in Mali

Iamgold has completed drill holes totalling 19,952 metres of diamond drilling and reverse circulation drilling this year.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 30, 2021 | 10:15 am

Botswana’s Debswana diamond sales jump 73% in first nine months of 2021

The miner, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, sells 75% of its output to De Beers.

Reuters | November 30, 2021 | 9:00 am

Palladium ETF tops $100m in AUM for the first time

Institutional investors and the wealth management allocations bolster Nornickel's Global Palladium Fund AUM.

Henry Lazenby | November 30, 2021 | 5:25 am

Hummingbird Resources shares collapse after halting Mali mine

It said the stoppage will affect full-year production, placing it below the bottom end of its 100,000 to 110,000 gold ounces range for 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2021 | 5:45 am

Implats acquires 24% of Royal Bafokeng, offers to buy out remaining shares

The platinum group metals miner wants to buy shares it doesn't already own in Royal Bafokeng in a 150 rand cash-and-stock deal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2021 | 4:04 am

Guinea junta leader names Savane to top mining ministry post

Guinea’s Interim President Col. Mamadi Doumbouya appointed Mohamed Lamine Sy Savane as secretary-general of the Ministry of Mines and Geology.

Bloomberg News | November 28, 2021 | 12:38 pm

RANKED: World’s top 10 biggest mines by tonnes of ore mined

The amount of tonnes extracted from the earth in a day can be vast at the world's largest mines.

MINING.com Editor | November 26, 2021 | 3:51 pm

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Chinese embassy calls upon citizens to leave three provinces in the DRC

Congo state cobalt monopoly aims to start buying in January

Hummingbird Resources restarts Mali gold mine

Tharisa annual profit more than doubles on strong platinum prices

Gold Fields aims to cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030

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