January 24, 2018 Anglo expects expansion licence for Minas Rio in Brazil by Friday Receiving the necessary licences would allow the company to continue operating in the state of Minas Gerais, where the iron ore mine is located, for at least another 15 years.
January 24, 2018 Antofagasta sees 2018 costs to reach $1bn on Pelambres expansion, equipment Chile-focused miner also expects costs to rise on tailings dam expenditure.
January 23, 2018 France’s Areva rebrands to Orano in dire uranium market French uranium mining group Areva closing the book on a years-long restructuring but still facing an uncertain future, with uranium prices at decade lows.
January 23, 2018 Russia to invest $250 million in uranium exploration, production in Argentina Agreement includes Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom commitment to build a nuclear power station in the South American country.
January 23, 2018 Alrosa inks long-term diamond supply deals with 67 clients Miner aims at selling around 40 million carats of diamonds in 2018 provided market conditions are favourable.
January 22, 2018 Aurubis buys Codelco’s shares in Deutsche Giessdraht The parties have agreed not to release the transaction price.
January 22, 2018 Irish diamond miner to expand in Finland Karelian Diamond Resources was granted a four-year exploration claim in the Kaavi region.
January 22, 2018 Gem Diamonds on a roll, now finds 149-carat rock The 149-carat, D colour, Type IIa rough diamond is the fourth high quality stone of over 100 carats the company has recovered so far this year at its Letšeng mine.
January 21, 2018 Gold mine collapse in Uzbekistan kills one, about 20 trapped A collapse at an abandoned gold mine in Uzbekistan has resulted in one death and roughly 20 trapped underground.
January 21, 2018 Lloyd’s of London to divest from coal over climate change Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing in coal companies.
Giga Metals, Arca team up on carbon removal strategy at Turnagain nickel project Giga conducted tests at the University of British Columbia that showed the Turnagain project has potential for significant mineral sequestration of CO2. January 14, 2026 | 02:21 pm
