Mali junta frees Resolute CEO
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) CEO Terence Holohan and two colleagues have been released from detention by Malian authorities, the company said on Thursday….
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Graphjet opens 3,000-tonne-a-year green graphite plant in Malaysia
The new facility has the capacity to recycle up to 9,000 metric tons of palm kernel shells annually, producing up to 3,000 metric tons of graphite per year.
Mineral Resources halts Bald Hill mine in Australia amid lithium price rout
Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN), which is rallying from a governance probe involving its founder and former CEO Chris Ellison, will shut its Bald Hill lithium mine…
Vale and China’s GEM say new, US$1.4B Indonesian nickel plant will be net zero
The plant will process nickel laterite ore from the Vale unit into 66,000 tons of mixed hydroxide precipitate annually.
Risks rise in Mali as junta holds Resolute CEO
Shares in Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) lost a third of their value on Monday after the Australian gold miner said Mali’s military government detained CEO…
Federal watchdog snaps at climate, Indigenous gaps in Ottawa’s critical minerals strategy
Canada’s auditor general criticized the federal critical minerals strategy for not adequately probing the impact increased mining will have on the environment and Indigenous communities….
Teck’s Amparo Cornejo named TNM’s first Operator of the Year
Amparo Cornejo, chief sustainability officer at Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), has been named The Northern Miner’s first Operator of the Year. The…
MinRes founder Ellison forced out amid governance scandal
Chris Ellison will leave within 18 months as the board found he used company resources for his personal benefit and evaded taxes.
Blue Moon appoints ex-Adventus CEO with M&A record after board shakeup
Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; US-OTC: BMOOF), a small developer that’s seen a shareholder battle over dilutive capital raisings, has chosen former Adventus Mining CEO Christian Kargl-Simard…
Barrick, Mali exchange shots in US$500M tax dispute
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) negotiations with Mali’s military government appear to have stumbled after both sides issued claims about a Sept. 30 preliminary…
Left and right ‘unite’ against Rio lithium project in Serbia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) faces a crucial test this month in Serbia as leaders of a small town vote on whether to…
Blue Moon shareholder battle spotlights shades of grey in junior market
A minority group of shareholders in Blue Moon Metals (TSXV: MOON; US-OTC: BMOOF), which holds a first-resource-stage zinc-silver project in California, says its CEO issued defensive…