Petra Diamonds sells half its stake in Williamson mine
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) said on Wednesday it had inked a definitive deal to sell 50% of its stake in the Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania to local technical services contractor…
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Li3 Lithium reports hot grab samples as Zimbabwe exploration gathers pace
Dozens of grab samples from Li3 Lithium’s (TSXV: LILI) Mutare lithium project in eastern Zimbabwe have returned high-grade assay results, the company reported Tuesday as it readies for a drill…
RANKED: World’s top producing copper companies in 2022
Copper is a highly conductive metal used in wiring in transport, construction and manufacturing — and it is also vital to the green energy transition as a component in electric…
Fortuna crosses the finish line at its Côte d’Ivoire Séguéla mine
Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE: FSM; TSX: FVI) has poured the first gold pour at its Séguéla mine in Côte d’Ivoire. Séguéla now enters the ramp-up phase, during which management aims…
Sandfire Resources produces first copper at new Botswana mine
Sandfire Resources (ASX: SFR) announced on Thursday first copper concentrate production at its Motheo mine in Botswana, which has become the second producing mine in the Kalahari Copper Belt. Commissioning…
De Beers merges two auctions as diamond sales disappoint
It sold $480 million worth of rough diamonds in the period between May 1 and May 16, 21% less than in the same period of 2022.
Newcrest Mining agrees to reunite with gold giant Newmont
Newmont (NYSE: NGT; TSX: NEM) and Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM) are getting back together after being separated for more than 30 years. Newcrest, which started as an Australian…
Lucara loses lustre as diamond production, sales disappoint
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC; BSE: LUC) has reported lower production and sales figures during the March quarter as mine sequencing and persisting soft market conditions weighed on the bottom line,…
Silver price surge set to continue on lower mine supplies, growing green demand
Global mined silver production has fallen 10% below the record highs of the past decade and underpins the recent price rally and potential further gains, new Bank of America analysis…
AngloGold to move primary listing, head office out of South Africa
AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG; ASX: AGG) is transferring its primary listing to New York from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), further cutting its ties to South Africa, the…
Indonesia emerges as a cobalt powerhouse amid surge in demand
Demand for cobalt is set to more than double by 2030 to 388,000 tonnes as the electric vehicle (EV) sector shifts into overdrive, says a new Benchmark Mineral Intelligence report….
RANKED: The world’s longest-lived battery metals mines under construction
With growing demand for battery metals including nickel, lithium and graphite, The Northern Miner has teamed up with our data provider Mining Intelligence to rank the top battery metals projects…