Rio Tinto OKs $180M expansion at Amrun bauxite mine
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) has approved a $180-million investment in the Norman Creek bauxite project on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, aiming to unlock nearly half of the 978 million…
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Top 10: Down Under giants adapt to global shifts
In The Northern Miner’s annual look at the world’s largest miners, Australia always figures prominently. This is third in a series after Canada and the United States. The southern continent’s…
Canada’s Voisey’s Bay, Sudbury expansions boost Vale nickel, copper output
Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Canada operations led its second-quarter performance with a 44% rise in nickel output at Voisey’s Bay in Labrador and higher output at its Sudbury operations. Nickel sales…
AbraSilver adds one-third more metal at Diablillos
AbraSilver Resource (TSXV: ABRA; US-OTC: ABBRF) has boosted measured and indicated resources at its Diablillos project in Argentina by 34% for silver ounces and 14% for gold, according to an…
Temas CEO targets dual ASX listing by September
Temas Resources (CSE: TMAS) is working on an Australian Stock Exchange listing that will help the Canadian explorer and metals technology company broaden its investor base and advance two titanium-vanadium-iron projects…
NexGen buys Rio stake in Athabasca properties
NexGen Energy (TSX, NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) is now the full owner of its portfolio of exploration assets in the southwest Athabasca Basin after consolidating a minority interest held by…
Centerra buys 9.9% of Midland in juniors spree
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; NYSE: CGAU), a top-10 Canadian producer of the yellow metal, is continuing to invest in domestic gold juniors, this time with the acquisition of a 9.9%…
Burgundy halts Ekati pit mining, lays off hundreds
Nearby Misery underground mine will continue to operate for now.
Canada Nickel deposits akin to ‘Sudbury’s endowment’
New initial resources for Canada Nickel’s (TSXV: CNC; US-OTC: CNIKF) deposits add almost 275 million measured and indicated tonnes to the company’s portfolio, with the Texmont deposit boasting grades higher…
Decarbonization out of sync with diesel dependence
In Canada’s Far North, where the effects of climate change are readily apparent, decarbonization goals are stunted by a lack of infrastructure and diesel dependence. Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX, NYSE:…
Faraday Copper jumps on BLM exploration plan approval
Faraday Copper (TSX: FDY; US-OTC: CPPKF) got the go-ahead from the Bureau of Land Management for the next phase of exploration at its Copper Creek project in Arizona. That pushed…
Rio Tinto settles hedge fund claims on Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) has agreed to pay nearly $139 million to settle a long-running class action lawsuit accusing the company of concealing development delays at its $7-billion giant…