The sound of silence
Fibertex Nonwovens has designed a range of sound absorbing nonwoven products which offers advanced acoustic…
SQM expands into Africa with Namibian lithium deal
The Lithium Ridge asset in Namibia. (Image courtesy of Andrada Mining.) Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s…
Mining Multinationals are Learning to do Business with Juntas
Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, has reached an agreement with Mali’s government, ending…
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…
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…
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…
Amplats halts operations at South African mine after heavy rains
Amandelbult complex. Credit: Anglo American Platinum Anglo American Platinum said it had halted operations at…