Chinese rare earth metals surge in price
BMO Capital Markets says that a surge in the price of Chinese rare earth metals in November is a reflection of the geopolitical tensions between…
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Carmakers have blind spot for lithium, cobalt, nickel prices
A new research note from battery supply chain specialist and price reporting agency, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, has a warning for carmakers about the direction of…
Newmont’s Musselwhite mine ramping up to full operations
Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) is ramping up towards full operations at its Musselwhite mine in Ontario following successful commissioning of the mine’s conveyor system…
Serengeti, Sun Metals merger to create BC-focused copper-gold developer
B.C.-focused juniors Serengeti Resources (TSXV: SIR) and Sun Metals (TSXV: SUNM) plan to combine to create a “premier Canadian multi-asset copper-gold developer.” The merger will…
Industry leaders progress initiative to accelerate new generation of mining vehicles
The Innovation for Cleaner, Safer Vehicles (ICSV) initiative – a collaboration between the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)…
Centamin unveils three-year plan for Sukari gold mine
Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (TSX: CEE; LSE: CEY) has outlined a three-year plan designed to cut costs and boost efficiencies at its Sukari mine, which…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 215: Caldas Gold CEO Serafino Iacono on mining and jurisdictional risk at the Global Mining Symposium
This week’s episode features Caldas Gold CEO Serafino Iacono in discussion with Northern Miner editor-in-chief Trish Saywell at the Global Mining Symposium. Trish asks Serafino…
SolGold delays Alpala prefeasibility study again
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) said today it won’t be able to complete the prefeasibility study for its Alpala copper-gold project this year as planned….
Mongolia, Turquoise Hill force Rio Tinto into Oyu Tolgoi cost review
The Government of Mongolia and representatives of Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) have set up a special board committee to conduct an independent review…
Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project
It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in the Paterson region of Western Australia.
US fund threatens Rio Tinto with legal action over Oyu Tolgoi finances
Pentwater Capital has joined ongoing spat over over how to finance the underground copper project in Mongolia, with “oppression” order warning.
HighGold plans to ‘make hay while the sun shines’ at Johnson Tract in Alaska
HighGold Mining (TSXV: HIGH; US-OTC: HGGOF) has released the latest results from its 2020 drill program at its flagship Johnson Tract (JT) poly-metallic project in Alaska,…