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Danish-French Consortium Secures Greenland Mining Permit Amid U.S. Interest
May 29, 2025
Greenland has issued a 30-year mining permit to a Danish-French consortium for the extraction of anorthosite, a white rock with potential applications in low-carbon aluminium production. The move follows sustained international interest in the Arctic territory, including a renewed spotlight
Sibanye-Stillwater Rescues All 260 Miners Underground Following Shaft Incident, South Africa
May 28, 2025
Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that all 260 employees have safely returned to surface following the shaft incident at Kloof 7 Mine in South Africa. The company said at no point was there any risk of injury to employees during the incident,
Harmony Gold to Acquire Australia-based Mac Copper in $1 Billion Deal
May 27, 2025
Harmony Gold has entered into a binding agreement to acquire MAC Copper Limited at a price of $12.25 per MAC share in cash. The transaction implies a total equity value for MAC of $1.03 billion. MAC has a 100 percent
Underground Mining Activities at Ivanhoe’s Kakula Mine Suspended After Seismic Activity, DRC
May 27, 2025
Ivanhoe Mines released an operational update on the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the temporary suspension of operations at the Kakula underground mine on May 20, 2025. Senior management and a world-class team of
Barrick Opposes Mali Government’s Attempt to Take Over the Day-to-Day Operations at Loulo-Gounkoto
May 27, 2025
A ruling by the President of the Bamako Commercial Tribunal following submissions made on May 22 by Barrick’s Loulo and Gounkoto mines opposing the Malian government’s request to place the mining complex under provisional administration, is expected on June 2.
Rio Tinto to Start Early Works, Final Studies to Increase Bauxite Production at Amrun Mine,Australia
May 23, 2025
Rio Tinto will begin early works and conduct final engineering studies to increase production capacity at the Amrun Bauxite Mine on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, aiming for first output as early as 2029. The project, named Kangwinan
Rio Tinto Partners with Codelco to Develop Lithium Project in Chile’s Salar de Maricunga
May 20, 2025
Rio Tinto and Corporación Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) have signed binding agreements to form a joint venture to develop and operate a high-grade lithium project in the Salar de Maricunga in Chile. The agreement is the next step
Anglo Asian Mining Starts Production at Its Underground Gilar Mine in Ganja, Azerbaijan
May 20, 2025
Anglo Asian Mining said it has commenced production from the Gilar Mine. Gilar is a new underground mine at the Gedabek site in Azerbaijan. Ore is now being mined from the higher-grade zone 4 and the copper and gold grades
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Sign JV Agreement to Advance Winu Copper-Gold Project, Australia
May 19, 2025
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) have signed the final joint venture agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. The final joint venture agreements were signed in Perth by
Mineros Secures Key Permit for Underground Mine Construction at Porvenir Project, Nicaragua
May 16, 2025
Mineros S.A. said it has obtained the forest harvesting permit required to commence the construction phase for its underground mine at the Porvenir Project. The Porvenir Project is in the community of Vesubio, municipality of Bonanza, within the North Caribbean
