Exploration company Sienna Resources has started a multi-hole drill programme on its flagship Slättberg nickel, copper and cobalt project in Sweden. “It has been well over a year since our last drill programme and drill results are what the market want…
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Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds’ share price on the LSE fell by nearly 28% on Friday after it announced that power supply issues had disrupted production at its 75%-owned Liqhobong diamond mine, in Lesotho. The mine receives its electricity from the Muel…
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ASX-listed Newfield Resources has completed the blasting of the boxcut for the portal access to the underground declines at its Tongo diamond mine, in Sierra Leone. "Work is now focussed on providing the necessary support of the boxcut and shaping …
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The government of Lesotho has renewed the mining lease for LSE-listed Gem Diamonds’ Letšeng mine. This followed a statutory negotiation process between Gem and the Lesotho Mining board.
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The Oppenheimer Research Conference and the Joburg Indaba kicked off in Johannesburg this week. Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer attended both events and unpacks the headlines coming out of them.
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Aim-listed Beowulf is encouraged by Swedish Enterprise and Innovation Minister Ibrahim Baylan decision to decline a meeting request by its CEO, on the basis that the proposed meeting concerned a “forthcoming government decision”.
The company, which ha…
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London-listed Galileo Resources said on Thursday that negotiations for an offtake agreement with fellow-listed Jubilee Metals were advancing satisfactorily.
The companies are working on an agreement to process ore from the Zambian Star Zinc and Kashit…
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Dual-listed Avesoro Resources has suspended mining activities in the Kinjor-East pit of the New Liberty gold mine, in Liberia, following a pit wall and ramp failure on Tuesday.
There were no injuries or equipment damage from the wall failure, but acti…
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Diamond miner De Beers sold $295-million worth of diamonds during the eighth sales cycle of the year. This was higher than the $287-million worth of diamonds sold during the seventh sales cycle of this year, but well below the $482-million of diamonds …
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Andrew Pardey will retire as CEO of Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin. He will continue as CEO over a 12-month notice period, while the LSE- and TSX-listed company undertakes a recruitment process to hire a successor.
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