Rio Tinto kicks off lithium production in the US
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has kicked off lithium production from waste rock at a plant located at a borates mine it controls in the state of…
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First Mining partners with Big Ridge on Newfoundland gold project
First Mining Gold (TSXV: FF; US-OTC: FFMGF) has entered into a definitive agreement with Big Ridge Gold (TSXV: BRAU), allowing the explorer to earn up to an 80% stake in…
Rupert Resources provides update on Pahtavaara in Finland
Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) has reported new drill results from the Ikkari prospect at its 100%-owned Pahtavaara project, about 1,200 km north of Helsinki in Finland’s Central Lapland greenstone belt. Highlights…
Aurelius Minerals drills highest-grade intercept to date at Aureus East
Aurelius Minerals (TSXV: AUL) has reported its highest-grade interval ever from underground drilling at its Aureus East gold project in Nova Scotia, about 140 km northeast of Halifax. Drillhole AE-20-007 intersected…
RANKED: World’s top 10 nickel projects
While nickel is mostly used for stainless steel, the base metal has begun to take centre stage in the production of batteries in electric vehicles, as it is expected that…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 233: Industrial metals, China and the global economy, ft CHR Metals’ Huw Roberts at the Global Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features Huw Roberts, director at CHR Metals Limited, in conversation with Mining.com executive editor Frik Els at the Global Mining Symposium on Feb. 24, 2021. Huw discusses…
Liberty Gold triples TV Tower resource in Turkey
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) has released a new resource estimate for its majority-owned TV Tower project in Turkey, tripling the existing resource on a gold-equivalent basis compared with…
Mason PEA from Hudbay suggests potential to double copper output
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Mason porphyry copper project in Nevada outlines a large-scale open pit operation that could become the third-largest copper…
Canadian First Nation challenges DeBeers’ mine waste plans
Canada’s Attawapiskat First Nation it’s challenging the construction of a new mine landfill near the community in the province of Ontario, which is being proposed by diamond miner giant DeBeers….
Battery and ‘green’ metals brighten outlook for mining sector
The transition to electric vehicles could take a decade or two but demand for the key metals in batteries and energy storage systems will only continue to grow as the…
Arizona Metals raising $15M to triple Kay Mine drilling to 75,000 metres
Toronto-based Arizona Metals (TSXV: AMC; US-OTC: AZMCF) has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by Stifel GMP and Clarus Securities, to raise $15 million. The funds…
Three Ontario First Nations declare moratorium on Ring of Fire development
The Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, and Neskantaga First Nations in the James Bay lowlands of Ontario, Canada have declared a moratorium on “any development in or to facilitate access to the…