Rio Tinto hunts for lithium deals, eyes Jadar revival
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) said on Tuesday it is actively searching for lithium assets as its expects prices for the metal used in the making of…
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Global miners’ ESG strategies show ‘concerning’ lack of focus on gender
The mining industry shows a lack of focus on gender and diversity in their environmental, social and governance strategies, a recent report by Stratum International and Digbee has found. Based…
Gold Fields CEO Griffith leaves after failed Yamana takeover
Gold Fields’ (JSE, NYSE: GFI) chief executive officer Chris Griffith is stepping down on Dec. 31, only a month after the company’s failed attempt to take over Canada’s Yamana Gold…
SolGold shares dive despite raising US$36M with Jiangxi backing
Shares in Ecuador-focused SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) dropped on Monday more than 7% after revealing it had completed a US$36-million capital raise with the participation of new investors, including…
New Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance to push ‘nature-positive’ mining
Canada has joined the launch of the new Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance that seeks to pursue environmentally-sound and responsible mining, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced Monday.Speaking at the United…
Glencore and MMG copper mines ride out unrest as Peru promises early polls
It was unclear on Monday if protesters in Peru would abandon planned strikes and disruptions around mines run by Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and China-controlled MMG after new President Dina Boluarte…
Site visit: G2 Goldfields hopes to add to discovery count at Oko project in Guyana
When Dan Noone first visited Guyana in 2004, the capital Georgetown was a “sleepy place,” says the geologist and CEO of G2 Goldfields (TSXV: GTWO). “There weren’t many cars on…
Ascot arranges $200M financing package for Premier construction
Ascot Resources (TSX: AOT; US-OTC: AOTVF) has entered into non-binding letters of intent for roughly $200 million in project financing for construction of the Premier gold project, in northwestern British…
JV Article: Blue Sky Uranium foresees ‘formative year’ at Argentine site amid global energy crunch
Blue Sky Uranium (TSXV: BSK; US-OTC: BKUCF), a Vancouver-based uranium and vanadium explorer with 4,000 sq. km of prospective tenements in Argentina’s Patagonia region, expects to update the preliminary economic assessment…
CMS 2022: Digital sales, blockchain tracing cement Lucara’s place in diamond market
The post-pandemic period represents “the best diamond market in the better part of a decade,” Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) president and CEO Eira Thomas told delegates at The Northern Miner’s…
TNM Drill Down: Torex leads week’s top assays with El Limón project in Mexico
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by g‹old grade x width, as identified by our sister company…
BHP invests in Gates and Friedland-backed firm I-ROX SAS
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has joined billionaire Robert Friedland’s I-Pulse Inc. and Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a clean-tech venture backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, to speed…