Escondida holds top spot on list of the world’s biggest copper mines
Copper is a metal essential to construction, manufacturing industrial machinery and to the green energy transition — and demand is increasing worldwide. The copper price…
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Ontario seeks more time to deliver official apology to miners impacted by McIntyre Powder
A motion for an official apology from the Ontario Legislative Assembly to former Ontario miners who were forced to inhale an aluminum and aluminum oxide…
Arizona Sonoran to deploy Rio Tinto’s Nuton, conducts non-brokered private placement
Arizona Sonoran Copper (TSX: ASCU; US-OTC: ASCUF) has entered into a partnership with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) focused on the latter’s…
U.S. regulator sues Vale for ‘false and misleading’ claims ahead of dam tragedy in 2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Vale S.A. (NYSE: VALE) with making “false and misleading claims” about the safety of its dams…
Champion Iron Q4 production drops 7% due to lower head grade, throughput
Champion Iron (TSX: CIA; OTC: CIAFF) has provided operational results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended Mar. 31. The company owns and…
Glencore hails trading unit outlook, cuts copper guidance
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) touted on Thursday prospects for its trading unit, saying it faces another strong year as Russia’s invasion of…
Defense Metals reports best intercepts drilled to date at Wicheeda REE property in BC
Defense Metals (TSXV: DEFN; OTC: DFMTF) has received results for the final five holes totalling 1,079 metres from the 29-hole (5,349 metres) diamond drill program…
Fosterville hits ‘strong’ gold grades from its first drill program at Providence in Australia
Drill results from Fosterville South Exploration’s (TSXV: FSX; US-OTC: FSXLF) initial 10-hole drill program at the Thompson Reef and the Prince of Wales Reef within…
Approaching supply deficits in battery metals are already pushing up prices in the EV supply chain: Benchmark
Nearly all crucial battery metals will witness supply deficits in the next decade as mining projects struggle to come online, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence analysts have…
Petra Diamonds mulls sale of loss-making Koffiefontein mine
South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) is exploring options to offload its loss-making Koffiefontein diamond mine in the home country, which is scheduled to reach…
Apple, Tesla, Intel could be using conflict minerals due to faulty scheme
Several of the world’s largest companies including Apple, Tesla and Intel may be using conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in their…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 288: A brief history of aluminum and Alcoa conference call highlights, ft CEO Roy Harvey and CFO Bill Oplinger
In this week’s episode we take a closer look at Alcoa’s earnings call and the subsequent stock price reaction downward. The call features Alcoa president…