Africa-focused Gem Diamonds (LON: GEMD) has found a 129-carat rough stone at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the miner’s first one over 100 carats mined this year. Atlantic Lithium expands Ewoyaa drill programme.Atlantic Lithium Ltd has announced the mobilisation of an additional three drill rigs, the expansion of the drilling programme and new drilling observations […]

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(OTCQX: IVPAF) said on Monday it had finished construction of the Shaft 1 production changeover at its platinum group and gold Platreef mine in the South African province of Limpopo.Ivanhoe is developing the multi-billion dollar project in three scalable phases and sees this as its “starter mine.” Arc Minerals forms copper-cobalt JV […]

The 10 largest gold mines in the world, by production Gold mining is a global business, with hundreds of mining companies digging for the precious metal in dozens of countries. But where exactly are the largest gold mines in the world? SIGN UP FOR THE PRECIOUS METALS DIGEST The above infographic uses data compiled from S&P […]

Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine. Imperial Metals (TSX: III) is aiming to reopen its Mount Polley copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, before the end of June, buoyed by high prices for the metal and a looming deficit. Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project. Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN)(OTCQX: IVPAF) said […]

Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM) said on Monday it has decided to discontinue a long-running feasibility study on an Indonesian nickel processing plant project because of a disagreement with its partner PT Vale Indonesia. Montage Gold expands regional exploration in Côte d’Ivoire.Montage Gold is expanding its exploration focus away from the Kone deposit, in […]

Rio Tinto Group’s board has signaled its support to develop the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, the world’s biggest untapped resource of the key steelmaking ingredient. Talon Metals expands exploration at Minnesota nickel project.US miner Talon Metals (TSX: TLO) (OTC:TLOFF) said on Wednesday it had brought in three more drill rigs to expand exploration […]

Alamos Gold Inc. has announced the groundbreaking for its Island Gold Mine Phase III Expansion project. South Africa sets $900m yearly mineral exploration target.             South Africa, home to the world’s biggest deposits of a number of minerals, has set an annual target of attracting $900-million of mining exploration expenditure annually by 2025. Altus Strategies […]

Exploration and development company West Mining has received the necessary exploration approval required to start its first-ever exploration programme for the Blue Cove copper project, in Newfoundland. Lexington Gold provides final Carolina Belle drill results.Lexington Gold has announced assay results received in respect of the remaining drill holes from the company’s reverse circulation drilling programme […]