Uranium price jumps to 15-year high as top miner flags shortfall Kazatomprom said shortages of sulfuric acid and construction delays may result in missed production targets for the next two years. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2024 | 5:53 am
Hecla’s Lucky Friday silver mine resumes production The Idaho mine, Hecla's third-largest silver producer, was halted in September 2023 to complete repair work on areas damaged by wildfires. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2024 | 5:47 am
Gem Diamonds and Lucara find first big stones of 2024 Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 295-carat rough at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, while Lucara recovered a 166-carat rough at Letšeng in Botswana. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2024 | 3:24 am
De Beers to spend $1 billion on Botswana mine expansion The approved investment will be used to convert the Jwaneng open pit mine into an underground diamond operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2024 | 3:42 am
Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean The bill, voted 80-20 by lawmakers on Tuesday, allows commercial mineral exploration, but mining licences won't be issued just yet. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 9:35 am
Avino gets community ok to develop La Preciosa La Preciosa hosts one of Mexico's largest undeveloped primary silver resources and is located about 19km from the company's Avino mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 5:58 am
Alcoa to cut Kwinana refinery production in phased-out shutdown It will begin curtailment of the Western Australia refinery in the second quarter, and cease all output of alumina by the third. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2024 | 3:29 am
