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Miners challenged to urgently reveal tailings safety records

Move is aimed at providing a tool for institutional investors to assess the risk from their holdings in mining companies.

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Japan’s Mitsui injects $30m into Sigma’s lithium project in Brazil

The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma’s Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.

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Botswana Diamonds finishes drilling at Thorny River project

The next step is obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals to start the bulk sampling program at the South African project, which is expected during the second quarter of the year.

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Lucapa Diamond cuts debt related to building Mothae mine

The diamond producer has inked deals with New Azilian and Equigold, following the delivery and de-risking of the Lesotho-based mine, which began commercial production in December.

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ISIS claims kidnapping and killing Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

In the he latest issue of propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, the Islamic State (ISIS) took responsibility for the abduction and murder of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman.

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Frontier Lithium to build demonstration plant for battery metals products

The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (spodumene) per year from samples taken at the PAK deposit, located in Canada’s northwestern Ontario.

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First Quantum plans $327m expansion of giant copper mine in Panama

The Canadian miner plans to expand Cobre Panama, located about 120 km west of Panama City, and 20 km from the Atlantic coast, from 85 million tonnes per year to 100Mtpy beginning in 2023.

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