The view from England: Miners suffering from unintended consequences
As mining booms, the industry is suffering from the employment consequences of earlier bear-market bites. Most of us are aware from an early age that…
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As demand for critical minerals rises, Canada’s North hopes to be a clean player
This week, Canada’s Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, travelled nearly 5,000 km away from his base in Ontario to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, not…
Codelco to create mining carbon footprint calculator
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, is developing a free-to-use platform for suppliers to calculate their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), a service the company said…
UPDATED: Eight workers missing at Trevali’s Perkoa mine as flooding suspends operations
Eight workers from Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso have been missing for five days as flooding caused by…
Development of NWT key to Canada’s critical mineral growth: Transport minister
Development of the Northwest Territories will be essential for Canada to produce batteries and tackle climate change, Canada’s Minister of Transport, Omar Alghabra, said during…
Mexico passes mining reform nationalizing lithium
Mexico has officially nationalized its lithium industry after the Senate approved by 87 votes in favour, 20 against and 16 abstentions the mining reform proposed…
Nevada Sunrise shares jump on lengthy lithium intercepts at Gemini
Shares of Nevada Sunrise Gold (TSXV: NEV) reached a new 52-week high as the company reported intersecting lithium mineralization “over significant widths” in its inaugural…
FPX Nickel scoping nickel sulphate production options at Baptiste
FPX Nickel (TSXV: FPX; OTC: FPOCF) is in the process of completing an internal scoping study to further evaluate the option to produce nickel sulphate…
Los Pelambres expansion to cost Antofagasta US$900M more than planned
Chilean miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO) said on Thursday the ongoing expansion of its flagship Los Pelambres copper operation in the home country would cost US$2.2…
Shelby Yee and Alex Dorsch named Young Mining Professionals of the Year
The winners of this year’s Young Mining Professionals (YMP) awards are Shelby Yee of privately held RockMass Technologies and Alex Dorsch of Chalice Mining (ASX: CHN; US-OTC:…
Market for magnet rare earth oxides that drive EVs to increase three-fold by 2035
The value of global magnet rare earth oxide consumption will triple by 2035, from US$15.1 billion to US$46.2 billion, according to a new report published…
Fortune Minerals confirms continuity of mineralization at NICO deposit
Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT; OTC: FTMDF) has released results from 2021 drilling on its wholly-owned NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper property, including the confirmation of a new mineralized…