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Glencore faces shareholders revolt over CEO’s pay

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis is pushing investors to vote against the company’s plans to pay Gary Nagle up to $10.4 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2021 | 7:03 am

Newmont, Barrick, Anglogold lost 1.3m ounces last year

After a sharp decline in 2020 gold output from the…

MINING.com Editor | April 14, 2021 | 10:27 am

New law would allow Uganda to take stakes in private mining

Country’s cabinet has approved a draft mining law that would…

Reuters | April 14, 2021 | 8:23 am

Barrick ups emissions reduction target to 30% by 2030

The Canadian miner had initially set an emissions reduction target…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 14, 2021 | 6:11 am

IronRidge reports high lithium grades at Ghana project

Multiple high-grade lithium pegmatite drill intersections struck at new targets…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 14, 2021 | 6:07 am

Anglogold plays down merger prospects amid deal talk

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman this month floated the idea of a merger with peers AngloGold and Gold Fields.

Reuters | March 31, 2021 | 9:59 am

Endeavour completes $200m investment by La Mancha

La Mancha holds an interest of about 19% in Endeavour Mining.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 31, 2021 | 9:44 am

Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt will sell cobalt hydroxide from artisanal miners under a five-year contract with trading house Trafigura.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 3:53 am

Chinese consortium signs MOU on Algeria iron project

The project will be carried out at Gara Djebilet iron mine, in the southern province of Tindouf.

Reuters | March 30, 2021 | 10:21 am

S.Africa’s No. 1 investor backs local interest in gold M&As

Africa’s biggest fund manager and a key investor in South African gold companies said any consolidation in the sector must benefit the country as well as shareholders.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2021 | 8:22 am

B2Gold denied exploration permit renewal in Mali

The Canadian miner believes Menankoto is legally entitled to a permit renewal and is engaged in ongoing discussions with the government to clarify the situation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2021 | 6:19 am

Ivanhoe to accelerate Phase 3 expansion at Kamoa-Kakula copper mine

Fast-tracking hydropower upgrades in the DRC is also a high-priority opportunity to ensure clean and renewable electricity for all subsequent expansions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 30, 2021 | 6:07 am

Petra Diamonds delays release of probe into human rights

The diamond miner said it had obtained further information relating to the allegations, which will help with the preparation of its report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2021 | 3:46 am

Sumitomo says Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar resumed March 23

Project had been shut since March last year due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Reuters | March 29, 2021 | 8:04 am

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Glencore faces shareholders revolt over CEO’s pay

Newmont, Barrick, Anglogold lost 1.3m ounces last year

New law would allow Uganda to take stakes in private mining

Barrick ups emissions reduction target to 30% by 2030

IronRidge reports high lithium grades at Ghana project

Anglogold plays down merger prospects amid deal talk

Endeavour completes $200m investment by La Mancha

Congo launches state-owned cobalt miner

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