December 9, 2021 Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz arrested in Greece The Israeli billionaire, who was convicted of minerals rights-related bribery in January by a Swiss court, remains in the country.
December 8, 2021 Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.
December 7, 2021 Centamin confident of 500,000 oz/y output plan on Sukari growth Company said a review into the mine showed its largest reserve growth in a decade.
December 7, 2021 Barrick’s Bulyanhulu acquires six new prospecting licences in Tanzania The licences are adjacent to the Bulyanhulu mine and have the potential to add significant mineral reserves to Barrick’s asset base in Tanzania, the company said
December 7, 2021 RANKED: World’s 10 biggest underground mines by tonnes of ore milled The ore that contains sufficient valuable mineral to be treated by milling process is what ends up going into the processing plant compared to run of mine ore production.
December 7, 2021 De Beers to explore for diamonds in Angola The world's largest diamond miner by value has applied to conduct exploration activities in the country's north-east.
December 6, 2021 US blacklists individual allegedly providing support to Israeli investor Gertler The US imposed sanctions on Dan Gertler in 2017, accusing him of leveraging his friendship with former Congo President Joseph Kabila to secure lucrative mining deals.
December 6, 2021 South African mines push industry deaths to 69 so far this year The death toll in the sector that has traditionally underpinned the South African economy compares to 48 in the same period last year.
December 5, 2021 Congo replaces head of miner Gecamines for first time in decade President Felix Tshisekedi named Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi as chairman of Gecamines.
December 5, 2021 Large commodity customers to lean towards low-carbon emitters – report A report by SRK Consulting states that following the COP26, consumers and their host countries will be looking to the mining sector for a considerable portion of their carbon savings.
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