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Barrick Gold mulls $1B expansion of Pueblo Viejo mine

President and CEO Mark Bristow said the company expected to complete a feasibility study for the project, which could extend the liefe of the mine into the 2030s, next year.

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Barrick’s bid for Acacia an “appropriate” and “elegant” solution to Tanzania’s woes — CEO

The $285-million takeover bid, considered by some analysts and Acacia’s minority shareholders as a low, would see the world’s second largest gold miner buying the remaining 35% of the African miner it does not already own, at a discount.

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Chile’s Codelco brushes off rumoured copper output drop

Media reports had said production at Chuquicamata would drop to around 182,000 tonnes by 2021 from 459,000 tonnes this year, addin that the fall would impact Codelco’s total production by around 4%.

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World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year

The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.

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Newcrest starts drilling at Greatland Gold’s project in Western Australia

The exploration activities, part of a joint venture the two companies signed in March, aim to define the extent of mineralization along strike and at depths to 1,000m below surface

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Acacia blames Barrick for barring it from Tanzania talks, mulls takeover bid

Comments come after parent company Barrick Gold proposed to acquire all of the shares it does not already own in the Tanzanian miner.

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BHP more bullish on long-term EVs prospects

The world’s largest miner has revised up expectations for electric vehicle sales and market penetration, but warns the electrification of the transport sector will proceed only as fast as the development of charging infrastructure.

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South African court clears way for Sibanye’s acquisition of Lonmin

The transaction would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer as Lonmin is the world’s third-largest while Sibanye-Stillwater is the fourth.

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Poland’s KGHM hits production record thanks to Sierra Gorda copper mine

Europe’s second-largest copper producer also posted its best quarterly results in the last three years, with revenue rising by PLN 1.2 billion (about $312 million).

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