News - Mining Technology https://www.mining-technology.com/news/ Mining news and in-depth feature articles on the latest mining company deals and projects covering trends in mineral exploration with up to date data on the most mined metal and mineral commodities Thu, 04 May 2023 08:50:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 https://www.mining-technology.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2022/01/cropped-Mining-Technology-Favicon-1-32x32.png News - Mining Technology https://www.mining-technology.com/news/ 32 32 Barrick Gold Q1 earnings slip on lower sales https://www.mining-technology.com/news/barrick-gold-q1-earnings/ Thu, 04 May 2023 08:16:33 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/barrick-gold-q1-earnings/ The miner’s revenues were $2.64bn for the first three months of 2023, marking a 7% drop from $2.85bn in the prior year.

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Rio Tinto and BHP seek partners to develop tailings technologies https://www.mining-technology.com/news/rio-tinto-bhp-tailings/ Thu, 04 May 2023 08:07:58 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/rio-tinto-bhp-tailings/ The companies have invited expressions of interest from research groups, technology companies and equipment makers, among others.

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Freeport Indonesia must sell 10% stake to government https://www.mining-technology.com/news/freeport-indonesia-must-sell-stake-to-government/ Wed, 03 May 2023 16:51:38 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/freeport-indonesia-must-sell-stake-to-government/ The government will seek the cheapest prices possible to increase its stake in Freeport’s Indonesian unit from 51% to 61%.

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Sohar provides $15m of funding for Omani Al Hadeetha copper-gold mining joint venture https://www.mining-technology.com/news/sohar-provides-15m-of-funding-for-omani-al-hadeetha-copper-gold-mining-joint-venture/ Wed, 03 May 2023 16:39:38 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/sohar-provides-15m-of-funding-for-omani-al-hadeetha-copper-gold-mining-joint-venture/ The money will be used to finance the completion of the project, which will be commissioned in September 2023.

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Hindustan Zinc’s plan to acquire Vedanta’s assets falls through https://www.mining-technology.com/news/hindustan-zincs-acquire-vedantas-falls/ Wed, 03 May 2023 13:15:49 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/hindustan-zincs-plan-acquire-vedantas-falls/ Earlier this year, Hindustan Zinc had offered $2.98bn in cash to acquire THL Zinc Ltd, Mauritius.

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Generation Mining reaches $400m debt deal to develop Marathon mine https://www.mining-technology.com/news/generation-mining-debt-marathon-mine/ Wed, 03 May 2023 12:34:38 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/generation-mining-debt-marathon-mine/ The majority of the revenue from the Marathon mine will come from the sale of palladium.

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Hummingbird’s Guinea gold mine enters commissioning phase https://www.mining-technology.com/news/hummingbirds-guinea-mine-commissioning/ Wed, 03 May 2023 10:31:21 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/hummingbirds-guinea-mine-commissioning/ The Hummingbird Kouroussa gold mine is claimed to have a 4g/t production capacity.

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Atlas Lithium earns $20m through royalty sale to Lithium Royalty https://www.mining-technology.com/news/atlas-lithium-20m-royalty-sale-lithium-royalty/ Wed, 03 May 2023 10:24:29 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/atlas-lithium-20m-royalty-sale-lithium-royalty/ Atlas Lithium secured the funding by selling a 3% gross overriding revenue royalty to Lithium Royalty.

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India’s NMDC in discussions with Hancock for lithium exploration https://www.mining-technology.com/news/nmdc-discussions-hancock-lithium-exploration/ Wed, 03 May 2023 09:02:19 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/nmdc-discussions-hancock-lithium-exploration/ Last month, NMDC started investigating lithium deposits in Western Australia.

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Gold Fields and Osisko form JV to develop gold mine in Canada https://www.mining-technology.com/news/gold-fields-osisko-jv-canada/ Wed, 03 May 2023 07:52:32 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/gold-fields-osisko-jv-gold-mine-canada/ Gold Fields will pay C$600m for its 50% partnership stake in the JV.

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Platinum price grows due to infrastructure issues in South Africa https://www.mining-technology.com/news/platinum-price-grows-due-to-infrastructure-issues-in-south-africa/ Tue, 02 May 2023 16:09:10 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/platinum-price-grows-due-to-infrastructure-issues-in-south-africa/ Power outages and transport strikes have hindered platinum mining in the world’s biggest producer.

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Illegal gold miners fatally shot in Brazilian indigenous territory https://www.mining-technology.com/news/illegal-gold-miners-fatally-shot-in-brazilian-indigenous-territory/ Tue, 02 May 2023 13:43:23 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/illegal-gold-miners-fatally-shot-in-brazilian-indigenous-territory/ The mine was ambushed by the authorities following an attack on indigenous communities, allegedly by miners.

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Coolabah Metals to acquire lithium properties in Canada https://www.mining-technology.com/news/coolabah-metals-lithium-properties-canada/ Tue, 02 May 2023 13:37:45 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/coolabah-metals-lithium-properties-canada/ One of the four properties acquired by Coolabah is claimed to hold 58.4 million tonnes at 1.50% of lithium oxide.

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IGO signs farm-in deal for Venus’ WA nickel-lithium project https://www.mining-technology.com/news/igo-farm-in-venus/ Tue, 02 May 2023 12:42:40 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/igo-farm-in-venus/ The Henderson project was known for its gold and nickel reserves, but recently it was recognised for its lithium reserves.

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Resolute publishes 2022 sustainability report amid expansion push https://www.mining-technology.com/news/resolute-publishes-2022-sustainability-report-amid-expansion-push/ Tue, 02 May 2023 10:54:16 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/uncategorized/resolute-publishes-2022-sustainability-report-amid-expansion-push/ Resolute has published its latest sustainability report, aiming to highlight its sustainable compliance.

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BHP closes $6.4bn buyout of OZ Minerals https://www.mining-technology.com/news/bhp-closes-buyout-oz-minerals/ Tue, 02 May 2023 10:40:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/bhp-closes-buyout-oz-minerals/ The acquisition is in line with BHP’s strategy to meet the increasing demand for copper and nickel from renewables.

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Zacapa acquires Kramer Hills gold mine in California, US https://www.mining-technology.com/news/zacapa-kramer-hills-gold-mine/ Tue, 02 May 2023 09:18:09 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/zacapa-kramer-hills-gold-mine/ Spread across 5,200 hectares, the project is said to contain gold at a 1.65g/t concentration.

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Fortescue records first magnetite production at Iron Bridge mine https://www.mining-technology.com/news/fortescue-first-magnetite-production/ Tue, 02 May 2023 08:03:00 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/fortescue-first-magnetite-production/ The wet concentrate has been moved from the mine through a 135km slurry pipeline to Port Hedland.

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Peak Rare Earths to raise $18m for Tanzania project https://www.mining-technology.com/news/peak-rare-earths-tanzania/ Tue, 02 May 2023 07:33:31 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/peak-rare-earths-tanzania/ Around 55 million new shares will be issued in the two-tranche placement at $0.50 apiece.

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Australian Pacific Coal increases stake in Dartbrook JV https://www.mining-technology.com/news/australian-pacific-dartbrook-stake/ Mon, 01 May 2023 13:02:27 +0000 https://www.mining-technology.com/news/australian-pacific-dartbrook-stake/ As per the revised agreement, Trepang will no longer hold any interest in Dartbrook mine.

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