Editorial: Mining-powered rockets vs dockets
As we look in the waning days of summer to the United States’ Southwest in this edition, it strikes us that there’s been a staggering…
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Kodak never saw it coming either. How lab-grown diamonds rocked the industry
Since early 2022, the price of polished natural diamonds has fallen roughly 40%. The industry is being buffeted by negative economic headwinds, an excess of…
GM delays $330M Thacker Pass funding in latest sign of lithium slowdown
General Motors (NYSE: GM) has postponed a $330-million investment in Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC; NYSE: LAC), pushing the second tranche of their $650-million deal, announced…
Australia at risk of losing its ‘shine,’ miners warn
BHP the latest to issue warning over Australia’s competitiveness
following Regis gold mine rejection.
Latest permit for Hudbay project in Arizona paves way for major U.S. copper boost
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) now has in hand the second-last permit it needs to start construction at its 85,000-tonne-per year Copper World project…
Northern Graphite boosts production 59% despite financial challenges
Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF), the continent’s only graphite producer, reported a 59% increase in production from the first to second quarter this year…
Betty Jean Hall: the lawyer who broke down barriers for women in mining
Betty Jean Hall, a pioneering lawyer who dedicated her life to advocating for women in the mining industry, passed away on Aug. 16, at the…
Gold miner Robex reports loss as it pivots from Mali to Guinea
West Africa-focused gold miner Robex Resources (TSXV: RBX) reported a 10% increase in gold production and a 35% rise in revenue for the second quarter…
Ganfeng Lithium cuts spending as consumers ease off the pedal for EVs
China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s largest producers of the battery metal, says it will delay spending on projects that don’t generate “significant near-term returns”…
Midnight Sun shares plunge as Zambia blocks copper target’s exploration
Midnight Sun Mining (TSXV: MMA) shares plunged on Thursday after it reported the Zambian government rejected a request to renew the company’s exploration licence for…
Cordoba Minerals bags Alacran permit approval in Colombia
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) has secured a construction permit for the Alacran copper-gold-silver project in Colombia with work set to start by the…
India’s rallying jewelry trade helps sustain gold price
Retail gold demand for jewelry in India is rebounding despite record prices for the metal this year, according to BMO Capital Markets. The country lowered…