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Ivanhoe to fast-track DRC mine into production after CITIC invests $454m

This second major cash injection brings the Chinese miner’s total investment in Ivanhoe to $1 billion, which gives the Canadian company the equity cushion required to build its massive Kamoa-Kakula copper mine.

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Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

Document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual ) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.

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De Beers expands pilot scheme in Sierra Leone to sell ethically sourced diamonds

Decision was made to give more artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) the opportunity to benefit from the program, which helps them trace route of their diamonds throughout the supply chain.

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LME gets tougher on companies with ties to child labour, corruption

Initiative could see it ban or delist brands that can’t prove they are responsibly sourced by 2022.

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Mick Davis a step closer to mining iron ore in Guinea with Liberia deal

Niron Metals, an investment vehicle co-founded and headed by Davis, has struck a deal with Liberia allowing it to use a rail and port to export iron ore from Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit.

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Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines end with deal

The company, South Africa’s largest gold producer, has run up losses of about 1.6 billion rand ($114 million) and about 110,000 ounces of missed gold output because of the labour action.

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