Deep-sea mining dust clouds travel long distances, researcher finds
New research has found that even though the ‘dust clouds’ created by deep-sea mining descend at a short distance for the most part, a small portion of the stirred-up bottom…
Articles by Cecilia Jamasmie
Hummingbird shares soar on Guinea mine restart
Shares in Hummingbird Resources (AIM: HUM) rose 17% on Friday, after the Africa-focused company said operations had resumed at its Kouroussa gold mine in Guinea following a two-month strike by…
Zijin Mining to produce 50% more copper by 2028
China’s top copper producer Zijin Mining expects to produce 4% more copper in 2025 than previously planned to profit from the metal’s price ongoing rally, driven by anticipated supply shortages….
Chinchillas fluster Gold Fields’ Chile plans
Gold Fields has 10 days to prove there are no rodents living in the Salares Norte mine area or it will face fresh sanctions.
Indonesia grants Vale a mine permit extension to 2035
Indonesia has granted Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) local unit a special mining permit extension as part of a wider deal that will see state-owned holding, MIND ID, acquire an additional 14%…
Lucapa to sell majority stake in Lesotho diamond mine
Australia’s Lucapa Diamond (ASX: LOM) has put its 70% stake in the Mothae mine in Lesotho up for sale to focus on its core assets and is discussing options for the 30%…
Anglo American to sell De Beers, Amplats after latest BHP bid
Anglo American (LSE: AAL), the takeover target of mining giant BHP (ASX: BHP), has yielded to pressure from investors by announcing plans to sell some of its legacy assets in…
SolGold secures US$10M loan for Cascabel as talks for larger financing continue
Ecuador-focused SolGold (LSE: SOLG) says it has lined up a $10-million loan facility for its flagship Cascabel copper-gold project in the country’s north, adding it is in talks with capital…
E3 Lithium, Imperial Oil expand Alberta pilot project
E3 Lithium (TSXV: ETMC) and Imperial Oil (TSX: IMO) are tightening ties to advance a pilot plant in Canada’s oil patch, where they are working together to test a direct lithium…
Rio Tinto reports another autonomous train crash in Australia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO ASX: RIO) said on Monday that one of its fully loaded autonomous iron ore trains had crashed with a set of stationary wagons in…
South32’s Hermosa project enters US federal permitting under FAST-41
The US Forest Service has started the federal permitting process for South32‘s (LSE: S32; ASX: S32) Hermosa project by kicking off the environmental review required by the National Environmental Policy…
Rio Tinto has not ruled out Anglo American bid: report
While Rio has a smaller market capitalization than rival BHP, it’s large enough to make an all-share offer for some or all of Anglo American.