by Gordon Barratt | Aug 9, 2021 | News
Researchers from ETH Zurich have uncovered a method to produce nanocrystals from mined metals using amalgamation, with the potential for the new compositions to be used in lithium-ion batteries. The team, led by researchers Maksym Yarema and Vanessa Wood, found that...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 9, 2021 | News
Gold and silver have attracted almost half of Australia’s exploration expenditure in the June quarter of 2021, according to a report from Austex. In its June quarter report, the independent analyst found more than $324 million was spent on exploring gold and silver...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 6, 2021 | News
Despite an array of challenges experienced in the six months ended June 30, JSE-listed gold miner AngloGold Ashanti managed to lower its adjusted net debt by 41% year-on-year to $850-million, and declare an interim dividend of $0.06 apiece. The company did, however,...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 6, 2021 | News
SANTIAGO – The union representing workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, on Thursday instructed its members to prepare for a strike due to slow progress in contract talks being mediated by the government. More than 2 000 union...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 6, 2021 | News
Dual-listed DRDGold subsidiary Ergo Mining has begun reclamation – at a R3.8-million set-up cost – of the 2.7-million-tonne 4L25 mine dump. The reclamation of this dump was integral to sustaining production at Ergo and would free up a considerable land patch, DRDGold...
by Gordon Barratt | Aug 6, 2021 | News
Aurizon has agreed to transport up to 500,000 tonnes of direct-shipment ore (DSO) per year for Macarthur Minerals, between Kalgoorlie and Kwinana in Western Australia. The rail haulage agreement will allow Macarthur to accelerate plans at its 54.5 million tonne...
