Chile heads towards two ‘lost decades’ of copper output growth
Chile’s crown as the world’s largest producer of copper is at risk as the country’s output continues to be lower than expected despite the billions of dollars invested in new…
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Battery Metals Snapshot: Eight companies developing minerals critical for a low-carbon future
As the world transitions away from fossil fuels to electrified transportation systems and energy networks, new deposits of the minerals required for a low-carbon future will need to be discovered…
Gensource steps closer to first production with Innovare acquisition
Canadian potash upstart Gensource Potash Corporation (TSXV: GSP; AIM: GSP) has reached a binding agreement to buy the outstanding equity of Innovare Technologies, a privately-held developer of patented selective solution…
Canada’s decarbonization plan mum on metals and mining
It is said that to produce any good, what cannot be grown must be mined. By this token, governments and the general public tend to conveniently forget that the energy…
Nevada Gold Mines invests in 200MW solar plant; construction to begin in Q3
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is investing in a 200-megawatt (MW) solar power plant designed to accelerate its decarbonization program, in line majority owner Barrick Gold‘s (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) Greenhouse Gas…
Constantine JV sets $18M budget for Palmer project in Alaska
Constantine Metal Resources’ (TSXV: CEM) flagship Palmer property in southeast Alaska has been given a budget of US$18 million for its upcoming work program. Palmer is an advanced stage copper-zinc-gold-silver…
Osino grows resource at its Twin Hills gold project in Namibia
In its first updated resource since 2021, Osino Resources (TSXV: OSI; US-OTC: OSIIF) has increased indicated resources for its Twin Hills gold project in central Namibia by more than four…
Energy Fuels ships uranium, vanadium and REE in the same week for the first time
Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR; NYSE: UUUU) made three commercial shipments of uranium, vanadium and rare earth elements (REE) through its Utah-based White Mesa mill last week, a feat which the company…
Talon Metals expands exploration at nickel project in Minnesota
U.S. miner Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; OTC: TLOFF) said on Wednesday it had bought three more drill rigs to expand exploration at its Tamarack nickel-copper-cobalt project in Minnesota, which already…
Guinea junta turns up the heat on bauxite miners
The military junta that took control of Guinea in September is heaping pressure on multinational miners to refine raw bauxite, a raw material used to make aluminium, to more advanced…
Barrick aims to start producing at Pakistan’s Reko Diq in 2027
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) aims to start producing copper and gold from its Reko Diq project in Pakistan’s Balochistan province in 2027, the company’s CEO Mark Bristow said…
Osisko Metals to drill 30,000 metres at Gaspé, post initial resource by month’s end
Having recently optioned the former Gaspé copper mine from Glencore Canada, Osisko Metals (TSXV: OM; OTC: OMZNF) is ready to begin drilling on the property this week, focusing on the re-evaluation of…