Discovery Silver to acquire Newmont's gold mining operations at Porcupine for $425M
Gold miner Discovery Silver said on Monday it would acquire its peer Newmont's stake in Porcupine Operations in Ontario, Canada, for $425 million.
Associated Press5d
South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
An all-formats team reported from the scene of a South Africa mine disaster where hundreds of men working illegally ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
The Discovery of Gold on This Date in 1848 at Sutter’s Creek Kicked Off the California Gold Rush and Transformed America
Between 1848 and 1855, California produced an estimated 750,000 pounds of gold. After that the take gradually declined, and ...
South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’
Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to ...
Mining Weekly6d
Prieska Copper Zinc Mine, South Africa – update
Project Description The Prieska copper mine is located on a significant volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit. The fully permitted mine, which last operated in 1991, has a Joint Ore Reserves Committee ...
Mining Weekly6d
African early adopters push world-class productivity
Southern African mining players remain committed to driving productivity and sustainability, embracing the latest advances ...
Hosted on MSN6d
MTN, China Telecom, Huawei launch Africa’s largest 5G-enabled smart mine
MTN, China Telecom, Huawei launch Africa’s largest 5G-enabled smart mineIssued by HuaweiJohannesburg, 23 Jan 20255G technology will enhance the mine's productivity, safety and sustainability. (Image: ...
Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: ...
The Canadian Press on MSN8d
The rescue of hundreds of miners in a deep South African gold mine began with a camera and a note
A specialized camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer- (1.6-mile-) deep mineshaft in South Africa ...
Redlands Daily Facts14d
South Africa ends mine rescue operation with at least 78 dead and 246 survivors
STILFONTEIN, South Africa — South African police ended a rescue operation at an abandoned gold mine on Wednesday and said they believe they have brought out all the survivors and retrieved all ...