Camino Rojo drill results suggest longer life for Orla mine
Results from near-pit exploration at Orla Mining’s (TSX: OLA) Camino Rojo gold mine in Mexico show strong potential for expanding resources and ultimately extending the…
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Grid power arrives at Osisko-Gold Fields Windfall JV in Quebec
The Windfall gold project is now powered by hydroelectricity via a 95-km-long, 69-kV power line built, owned, and operated by Waswanipi Cree First Nation. The…
Bluestone soars on open-pit OK for Guatemalan gold
Shares in Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR) doubled after Guatemala approved a plan to change the contentious Cerro Blanco gold project to an open-pit operation from underground…
Fortuna sees record gold production, but faces silver decline, higher costs
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is coming off a record year of gold production across its five operating mines, driven mainly by the…
Former Fortescue execs launch green iron startup
Two former executives that worked at Fortescue’s clean energy initiatives, Michael Masterman and Bart Kolodziejczyk, have launched a startup that aims to cut carbon emissions…
Uganda grants ASX-listed Ionic licence to mine rare earths
Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR) said on Thursday the government of Uganda had granted it a mining licence for the Makuutu heavy rare earths project in…
Lotus Resources eyes 2025 Malawi uranium mine restart
Australia-based Lotus Resources (ASX: LOT; US-OTC: LTSRF) is on track to revive the mothballed Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi by late 2025 while it works…
Montage hikes Koné gold project economics in Africa
Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) plans to start building its US$712 million Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire late this year after an updated feasibility…
Sumitomo invests $14.5M for 9.9% of FPX Nickel
Sumitomo Metal Mining Canada is investing about $14.5 million in FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; US-OTC: FPOCF), which holds the Baptiste greenfield development project in British…
Vale considers shorter CEO term for Bartolomeo
According to Valor Econômico, the federal government is attempting to appoint former Brazilian Minister of Finance Guido Mantega as a Vale executive director.
Albemarle to axe jobs, halt growth, sell Liontown stake
Plunging lithium prices are forcing Albemarle (NYSE: ALB) to cut jobs and defer spending, including on a massive refinery project in South Carolina, as part…
How did Vale tailings dam burst and kills hundreds?
Construction details in the tailings dam at Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil may have caused the burst that killed…