October 2, 2020

Indonesia says battery-grade nickel project drops deep-sea waste plan

PT Hua Pioneer Indonesia, the company that requested the deep-sea tailing approval on behalf of the project had cancelled its request.

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.

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

Central bank gold buying to climb from near decade low

Citigroup sees demand from the official sector rising to about 450 tonnes after a drop to 375 tonnes this year.

September 29, 2020

Thai villagers ‘reclaim’ land after 26-year fight over mine

Villagers in the Nong Bua Lamphu province said they never consented to the land being used for mining.

September 29, 2020

Anglo Asian shares hit by Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

The miner is monitoring the dispute, but says operations remain unaffected.

September 28, 2020

Lion One updates PEA on high-grade operation in Fiji

Preliminary economic assessment for the Tuvatu alkaline gold project suggests a high-grade, 1,000 t/d underground operation.

September 24, 2020

Mines are the biggest holes in Tesla’s $25,000 car plans

“We sorta take a chunk of dirt out of the ground, remove the lithium, and put the chunk of dirt back where it was. It will not look, like, terrible.…

September 23, 2020

Barrick, Japan Gold expand footprint with new project

The Kanehana project, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, comprises 40 new claims and covers seven historic gold mines.

September 18, 2020

No thermal coal price recovery to 2019 highs – report

Fitch Solutions is revising down its thermal coal price forecast for 2020 to $55/tonne from $65/tonne.