BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 3:55 am
Sibanye-Stillwater faces strike at South Africa gold mines Unions have been cleared to give the company notice of a strike following failed wage talks for gold mine workers. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2022 | 3:40 am
Argentina seeks $10 billion in mining exports by 2030 Gov't expects $25bn in investments related to 34 projects currently in advanced exploration, as the deadline to restructure billions in debt to the IMF looms. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 13, 2022 | 3:53 am
Iamgold in search of new CEO as Stothart leaves The gold miner, which gave no reason for its CEO’s departure, said CFO Daniella Dimitrov would serve as chief executive on an interim basis. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2022 | 5:10 am
Botswana Diamonds shares shoot up on Thorny River potential The company has significantly raised the estimated kimberlite volume at the South African asset to 2 million tonnes of kimberlitic material. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 12, 2022 | 3:27 am
Lundin Gold beats 2021 production targets at Fruta del Norte The company, which expected between 380,000 and 420,000 ounces of gold for the year, produced 428,514 gold ounces at its Ecuador mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 9:40 am
Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 5:59 am
Galantas Gold to kick off operations at Northern Ireland mine Company is about to pour first gold at its Omagh mine, with production set to start at the end of the current quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 3:54 am
Ivanhoe to produce up to 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022 The Canadian miner said its Kamoa-Kakula complex produced 105,884 tonnes of copper concentrate last year, topping guidance. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 5:03 am
BHP back to Africa with Tanzania nickel investment It will initially invest $40 million in the Kabanga project, regarded as the world’s largest development-ready, high-grade nickel sulphide deposit. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2022 | 3:07 am
