Rio Tinto autonomous train back in operation after derailment
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Wednesday it had reopened a rail line near the port of Dampier in Western Australia after an autonomous train carrying…
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Norway to open its waters to deep-sea mining
The Norwegian government outlined on Tuesday details of a plan to open its sea floor for commercial mineral exploration and extraction, targeting metals considered essential for the transition to a…
Hudbay triples land holding in Manitoba with Rockcliff buy
Canada’s Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has inked a deal with Rockcliff Metals (CSE: RCLF; US-OTC: RKCLF) to acquire all the shares it doesn’t already own in the copper-focused…
Lithium One Metals and Norris Lithium to merge
Deal combines two parallel lithium exploration portfolios focused on the active and high-profile James Bay lithium belt in Quebec.
Albemarle to buy Lithium Power’s Australian unit
The miner scrapped the planned demerger of its Western Australian lithium assets in favour of a $21 million (A$30m) sale of the three projects to the US giant.
Rio Tinto autonomous iron ore train derailed
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Monday a probe had been launched after one of its autonomous trains in Western Australia, derailed on Saturday evening. The world’s…
Chile offers lithium policy details; to tender permits in first half of 2024
Almost two months after Chile first announced a national lithium strategy, the government has published a 33-page document providing details on the policy’s objectives, schedule and main expected milestones. Copper…
Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) has reached a deal to convert a loan balance of $76 million owed by High Power Exploration (HPX) into an equity investment in I-Pulse, HPX’s parent…
Mineral Resources ends lithium deal with Ganfeng
As a result, the Australian lithium miner has withdrawn its production forecast for Mt Marion mine.
Codelco CEO leaves as copper giant faces lithium role, output slump
Codelco’s copper production has fallen this year more than 11% to at a 25-year low, despite investing about $3.5 billion a year to revamp its aging mines.
Hudbay Minerals, Copper Mountain shareholders approve merger
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) and Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) shareholders have approved the resolutions required to complete their planned merger. The deal hands Hudbay the Copper Mountain…
Cornish Metals to start dewatering South Crofty tin-copper mine
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) is ready to start dewatering at its South Crofty tin-copper project in Cornwall, southwest England, as it moves closer to reopening the past producing mine….