October 1, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...

October 1, 2020

We’re a long, long way from running out of gold

All the gold that’s ever been mined would fit into a cube with edges 22 meters long — small enough to fit into three Olympic-sized swimming pools.

October 1, 2020

Sierra Leone court lifts Octea asset freeze after complaint thrown out

Ruling relates to only one of several legal complaints against the BSGR subsidiary.

September 30, 2020

License to operate still the top risk for miners – report

In EY's annual risks and opportunities report, 63% of executives surveyed flagged LTO a top three risk.

September 30, 2020

Zambia royalty spat halts $2 billion of copper mine projects

Zambia’s uneasy relationship with mining investors has deteriorated over the past 12 months.

September 28, 2020

Trigon expands resources at Namibia copper project

Resources at the Kombat copper project in Namibia have increased by over 450%.

September 28, 2020

Resolute avoids Mali strike, reinstates 2020 targets

The miner restored its production guidance for 2020 of between 400,000 and 430,000 ounces of gold.

September 28, 2020

Zambia chamber of mines says double taxation hurting investment

Mining companies are being taxed on income that has already been paid over as a royalty.

September 28, 2020

Pensana Rare Earths gets $9m from Angola wealth fund to develop project

The Longonjo project is slated to be the world's first major rare earth mine to be brought online in over a decade.

September 28, 2020

Lucapa’s sale fresh sign of diamond market recovery

The miner and its partners in Angola have sold $5.6 million worth of diamonds from the Lulo mine, in a fresh sign that the market is slowly improving.