As part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget for fiscal 2021, his administration is requesting US$150 million annually over the next decade to stockpile U.S.-mined uranium in a…
Orocobre (TSX: ORL; ASX: ORL) owns 34.7% of Advantage Lithium’s (TSXV: AAL; US-OTC: AVLIF) common shares and the two companies are joint-venture partners on the Cauchari lithium project in northern…
Silver prices rose 30% from US$15.25 per oz. at the end of June 2019 to as high as US$19.75 per oz. by Sept. 4. The most important aspect of this…
This episode features excerpts from the Barrick Gold and Freeport-McMoRan conference calls. Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow discusses the focus on ESG as a ‘strategic imperative’, the company outlook, the dividend,…
Catch a presentation on sensor-based sorting and more at the SRC Technology and Innovation Theatre at PDAC 2020. Learn more. It is well known that the crushing and grinding of ore…
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) will build a US$98 million solar plant to power its Koodaideri iron ore mine in Western Australia, about 35 km northwest of the company’s…
The winners of the Young Mining Professionals (YMP) awards this year are Ashley Kirwan of Orix Geoscience and David Cataford of Champion Iron (TSX: CIA). The YMP awards, presented in…
With the continuing shift to renewable energy sources and lower carbon emissions, global demand for copper is rising. Some analysts predict that demand could increase by as much as 43%…
Egypt has granted Aton Resources (TSXV: AAN) a mining licence for its Hamama development project — the second time in a decade that the government has greenlighted a mine since…
As much of the easily accessible gold has been found, prospectors and mining companies have had to dig deeper and venture farther into more extreme and remote environments to find…
The metals markets promise to be full of fascinating developments and unexpected twists in 2020. Mining equities will not be excluded from the drama. This partly reflects the reality that…
Mine geologists — whether they work at open-pit or underground mines — eventually end up supervising drill machines and sometimes the work can be dangerous. My first job as a…
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