Egypt says $1.8 billion gold deposit found With estimated resources of 1 million gold ounces, the deposit was found on a concession run by state-owned Shalateen Mining Company. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2020 | 7:07 pm
SolGold goes after rival Cornerstone Capital Resources The $102m all-stock offer seeks to consolidate SolGold's ownership of Alpala, one of the world’s largest and highest-grade copper deposits. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2020 | 4:00 am
Vale asks court to dismiss Steinmetz request for documents Vale says request is a “transparent publicity stunt” crafted to avoid paying a $2bn arbitration award. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2020 | 7:57 am
Rio Tinto strikes power deal for Oyu Tolgoi Agreement paves the way for Mongolia to build a power plant to supply the giant copper and gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2020 | 3:48 am
Renewables sector falling short on human rights New benchmark assesses 16 of world’s largest publicly-traded wind and solar producers against human rights standards. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2020 | 4:01 pm
Canada clears Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger The C$1 billion deal, which would create West Africa’s top gold producer, is expected to close around July 1. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2020 | 7:00 am
Codelco shuts Chuquicamata smelter and refinery Chuquicamata is the first major copper asset to close due to the sharp spike of coronavirus cases in Chile. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2020 | 3:45 am
Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum copper operation The Canadian miner had to idle the $6.5 billion mine, which is the biggest single private sector investment in Panama’s history. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2020 | 9:56 am
Harmony Gold raises $200m to buy AngloGold assets The gold miner issued more than 60 million new ordinary shares at a price of 57.50 rand apiece on Wednesday. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2020 | 6:59 am
Alrosa halts mine after several cases of covid-19 The company's International underground diamond mine will be closed for up to two weeks. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2020 | 4:16 am