Ghana’s gold production rose 8.3% to four-million ounces in 2023, data from the Ghana Chamber of Mines showed on Friday. The growth was driven primarily by expansion in the output of small-scale miners, which was sufficient to offset a decline in large-scale...
A plan to kick off a partnership between Chilean state miner Codelco and the world’s No. 2 lithium producer SQM is on track for next year despite a potential challenge from a major SQM shareholder, China’s Tianqi, Codelco...
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers support a paying a tax on carbon but see a proposed federal oil and gas emissions cap as unnecessary legislation, the companies’ CEOs told lawmakers in Ottawa on Thursday. Executives from Suncor Energy, Imperial Oil,...
Gold miner Kingsgate Consolidated has announced its first gold pour at the newly refurbished Plant #1 at the Chatree mine, in Thailand. The company reported on Friday that the first four doré bars were successfully poured, with both the elution circuit and the...
Newmont CEO Tom Palmer said on Thursday the gold miner’s plans to divest eight non-core assets and trim its workforce to cut debt following its $17.14-billion purchase of Newcrest were progressing well. “(We are) quite excited about the...
Epiroc’s SmartROC Tophammer cabin rigs can now access RCS version 6.27, increasing productivity with possibilities to use features such as One Hole Automatic (OHA). The new version delivers additional automation, which reduces wear on consumables while saving money....
