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Panama’s ‘novel ideas’ comments offer hope for giant copper mine
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino. (Image: Mulino’s X account.) Panama’s President said his government is…
Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers
GABORONE, Botswana — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy…
DR CONGO – M23 rebels loot 10 tons of strategic minerals from a plant in South Kivu
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4447M-cassiterite.jpg Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More than 10 tons of strategic minerals were taken by…
Sibanye walks away from Rhyolite Ridge lithium project on weak prices
The Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron deposit in Nevada. (Image courtesy of ioneer.) South African precious metals miner…
DRC Suspends Cobalt Exports to Stabilize Market
The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s number one cobalt producer, has banned all exportation…
BME shares solutions to mud contamination of emulsion at ISEE
Experienced blasting professionals from BME’s Indonesia office recently shared their research on preventing mud flows…
Congo offers US, Europe minerals in exchange for peace
More than three-quarters of the world’s cobalt comes from Congo. (Image courtesy of The Impact Facility.)…
Concerns raised over proposed mining operation in Nigel
Ivette du Toit, Bradford Dias, Herman Scholtz and Clr Wollaston Labuschagne have raised their concerns…
CNRG calls for redefinition of sustainable mining
There has been a push away from the extractive model of local mining to value…