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13 December 2018 News
BHP and EMR’s $320m Cerro Colorado deal collapses
The $320m sale of BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in northern Chile to private equity fund EMR Capital has collapsed following the latter’s failure to meet the financing conditions for...
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12 December 2018 News
Simpec wins piping contract for Kwinana LHPP1 processing plant
Simpec has secured an A$8m ($5.76m) piping contract for the Chinese company Tianqi Lithium’s Kwinana LHPP1 processing plant in Western Australia.
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11 December 2018 News
Frieda River copper-gold project to need $7bn capital investment
The Frieda River copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea is estimated to require an aggregate capital investment of more than $7bn, according to a feasibility study completed by project manager...
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11 December 2018 News
Gecamines renegotiates terms to increase stake in Boss Mining JV
Mining and commodity trading company Gecamines, which is owned by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has renegotiated terms of a joint venture (JV) with ENRC...
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7 December 2018 Analysis
November’s top news stories
Albemarle signed an exclusivity agreement with Mineral Resources (MRL) to acquire a 50% interest in the latter’s Wodgina lithium project and form a 50/50 integrated lithium joint venture, Chaarat Gold...
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7 December 2018 News
BHP gets approval for Venus nickel mine development
Mining and metals major BHP has reportedly received an approval from the Western Australian government for the development of its Venus underground nickel mine near Leinster.
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6 December 2018 News
Vale to invest $500m into New Caledonia nickel mine
Multinational metals and mining firm Vale is reportedly planning to make an investment of $500m over the next three years in its struggling New Caledonia nickel mine.
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4 December 2018 News
SSR Mining starts commercial production at Chinchillas mine
Canadian firm SSR Mining has commenced commercial production at the Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc mine located in the Puna region of Argentina's Jujuy province.
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4 December 2018 News
DRC starts audit of Glencore unit over radioactive cobalt export
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun an audit into how radioactive cobalt produced by Glencore’s Kamoto copper and cobalt mine was exported without being...
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3 December 2018 News
Excelsior closes financing package for Gunnison copper project in US
Excelsior Mining has closed a $75m financing package to fund the development of its Gunnison copper project in Arizona, US.