Barrick Gold signs four exploration deals in Egypt
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) has inked four gold exploration deals in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, the country’s ministry of petroleum and mineral resources said today. The miner, which won…
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La Mancha launches US$1.4 billion gold mining fund
La Mancha Holdings, owned by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, has unveiled a US$1.4 billion fund to hold the magnate’s gold mining investments and pursue new opportunities in the sector. The…
Coal mining byproduct effective for land reclamation, study says
A researcher at the University of Alberta in Canada has discovered that nano humus, a substance extracted from coal mine deposits and then crushed to a black, powdery material, is…
BHP inks conditional port deal for Jansen potash mine
The mining giant said in June it would present its board with a decision on whether to move ahead with Jansen after choosing between two port options.
Newmont to decide on $2 billion project in Peru by year-end
Yanacocha Sulfides would allow operations at the massive gold mine to continue beyond 2040.
Eldorado Gold grabs stake in Probe Metals for US$18.9 million
Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD; NYSE:EGO) has bought an 11.5% stake in Quebec-focused explorer Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROFB) in a deal worth about $23.7 million (US$18.9 million). The acquisition of…
Deep-South takes Namibia’s mining minister to court over licence refusal
Miner also seeks to prevent the government from granting exploration or mining rights over the same licence area to another company.
Antofagasta says drought could hit full year production
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) saw copper output fall 2.8% to 361,500 tonnes in the first half of 2021 and warned that full-year production guidance, unchanged for now, could be…
Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula exports first copper concentrate
Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) massive Kamoa-Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun copper concentrate exports to international markets as the metal continues to trade close…
Endeavour Silver buys Nevada gold asset for US$100 million
The Bruner gold project is expected to become a low-cost, open pit, heap leach mine operation.
Tesla’s lithium extraction patent catches miners’ attention
Information obtained by Electrek revealed that Tesla filed a new patent related to the acid-free saline lithium extraction process mentioned by Elon Musk during Battery Day in September 2020. Titled…
Redox flow battery market expected to become multi-billion by 2031 – report
A new report by IDTechEx states that the current trend of adoption of redox flow batteries (RFBs) should lead to a multi-billion market size in 2031. However, in the analyst’s…