RANKED: World’s top 20 biggest iron ore operations
Iron ore is the base metal used to make steel – and steel is the most commonly used alloy in the world. From its first known uses as a metal…
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Kazakh uranium industry unaffected by unrest
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazatomprom, remains unaffected by the ongoing turmoil in the Central Asian state of Kazakhstan, Reuters reported the Kazakh producer as saying. “Uranium mining is going…
Ero Copper reports higher mineral reserves for its mines in Brazil
Ero Copper (TSX: ERO, NYSE: ERO) has reported an increase in mineral reserves and resources at its MCSA Mining Complex and the NX Gold mine in Brazil. The company posted a 13% year-on-year increase in its proven and probable mineral…
Moneta says gold recovery 95.5% in tests of Tower mineralization
Moneta Gold (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MEAUF) says metallurgical testing of samples from its Tower gold project in Ontario averaged recoveries of 95.5%, with 38.8% of the gold reporting to the…
U.K. miner aims to extract lithium from mica in granite
British Lithium, a U.K.-based private mining company, says it has produced lithium from mica in granite on a pilot scale at its new plant in Cornwall. The company says the pilot plant, which was built and designed…
Omai reports initial resource for Wenot deposit in Guyana
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG) has announced an initial resource estimate of over 1.6 million oz. of gold at its Wenot gold deposit, part of the Omai project in Guyana, about 200 km from Zijin Mining’s Aurora gold…
Clean Air Metals expands high grade zone at Thunder Bay North
On the heels of a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Thunder Bay North PGE-copper-nickel project, released in December, Clean Air Metals (TSXV: AIR) has reported more encouraging results from drilling. The company plans to release an…
Trigon produces first Kombat copper concentrate
Trigon Metals (TSXV: TM) has succeeded in restarting copper and silver concentrate production at the Kombat mine in Namibia, placing the project on track to meet commercial production objectives by…
Negotiations over Cobre Panama mine contract near end
Panama’s government said on January 5 that negotiations with the local unit of First Quantum (TSX: FM), aimed at obtaining more in royalty payments from the Canadian miner and improve…
Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU) has wrapped up 2021 drilling at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project 70 km southwest of the Sudbury Basin in Ontario. The most recent assays point toward long…
The View from England: It’s the economy, stupid
It is traditional at this time of the year to make resolutions and predictions. In our industry the latter invariably includes the forecasting of metal prices. I am both too…
Tin price outlook dims in 2022, report
Following on the heels of record-setting tin prices in 2021, the price outlook for 2022 is slightly softer as continued demand growth spurs increased investment to bolster metal supply, says…