November 23, 2023

Vale expands production capacity at Salobo copper mine

The $1.1 billion expansion plan is set to increase the mine's throughput capacity to 36 million tonnes per year by the final quarter of 2024.

November 23, 2023

Deep-sea mining could severely affect jellyfish populations

Plumes from deep-sea mining could severely affect midwater marine animals.

November 23, 2023

Silvercorp Metals sweetens offer for OreCorp

The improved bid values OreCorp at $170m and follows rumors of influential shareholders being unhappy with the original offer.

November 22, 2023

Baffinland ups Mary River iron ore output to 6 million tonnes per year

This positive decision comes only months after the federal government rejected the proposed phase two expansion project at Mary River.

November 22, 2023

Ever wondered what gold nuclei look like?

Gold nuclei display a shape-shifting mechanism that alternates dramatically from soccer ball shapes to rugby ball shapes.

November 22, 2023

Ecuador-focused Adventus and Luminex to merge

Business tie-up creates a more diversified company with one of the largest copper-gold exploration portfolios in Ecuador.

November 21, 2023

URA raises $1.25m to restart South African emerald mine

The Gravelotte mine, operational between 1929 and 2002, was one of the world's largest emerald mines in the 1950s and 1960s .

November 21, 2023

Codelco to spend $720 million on Chuquicamata copper mine

Move is part of a plan to bring late and over-budget projects on stream and stop an overall production decline.

November 20, 2023

Franco-Nevada cuts guidance on Cobre Panama mine woes

The Canadian firm has a streaming deal with First Quantum’s local unit Minera Panama covering the giant Cobre Panama copper mine.

November 20, 2023

Next-gen gas sensor technology proposed for industrial, medical settings

New organic–inorganic hybrid gas sensors have shown to be durable, selective, and highly sensitive.